GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
1406%
1406%
AMD Radeon HD 6450
7%
7%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 is approximately 1399% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GF110 x2 | Caicos |
| CoresDifferent | 512 x2 | 160 |
| TMUsDifferent | 64 x2 | 8 |
| ROPsDifferent | 48 x2 | 4 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1536 MB x2 | 512 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 384 bit x2 | 64 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GF110 | Caicos |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GF110-351-A1 | Caicos PRO |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Fermi 2.0 | TeraScale 2 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process Size | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 3,000 million | 370 million |
| DensityDifferent | 5.8M / mm² | 5.5M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 520 mm² | 67 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-1981 | FCBGA-631 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Mar 24th, 2011 | Apr 7th, 2011 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 500 | Northern Islands(HD 6400) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 400 | Evergreen |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 600 | Southern Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 699 USD | 55 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 36 in our database | 14 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 608 MHz | 625 MHz |
| Shader ClockDifferent | 1215 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 854 MHz3.4 Gbps effective | 500 MHz1000 Mbps effective |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1536 MB | 512 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 384 bit | 64 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 164.0 GB/s | 8.000 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 512 | 160 |
| TMUsDifferent | 64 | 8 |
| ROPsDifferent | 48 | 4 |
| SM CountDifferent | 16 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 64 KB (per SM) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 768 KB | 128 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 2 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 19.46 GPixel/s | 2.500 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 38.91 GTexel/s | 5.000 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 1,244.2 GFLOPS | 200.0 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 155.5 GFLOPS (1:8) | N/A |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot WidthDifferent | Dual-slot | Single-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 279 mm11 inches | 168 mm6.6 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 111 mm4.4 inches | N/A |
| WidthDifferent | 40 mm1.6 inches | N/A |
| TDPDifferent | 365 W | 18 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 750 W | 200 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 3x DVI1x mini-DisplayPort | 1x DVI1x HDMI 1.3a1x VGA |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 2x 8-pin | None |
| Board NumberDifferent | P1020 SKU 5 | 109-C26037-00A |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (11_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDADifferent | 2.0 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 5.1 | 5.0 |
Comparison Summary
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