GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
1890%
1890%
AMD Radeon HD 6450
5%
5%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 is approximately 1885% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GM204 | Caicos |
| CoresDifferent | 1664 | 160 |
| TMUsDifferent | 104 | 8 |
| ROPsDifferent | 56 | 4 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 4 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 256 bit | 64 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GM204 | Caicos |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GM204-200-A1 | Caicos PRO |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Maxwell 2.0 | TeraScale 2 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 5,200 million | 370 million |
| DensityDifferent | 13.1M / mm² | 5.5M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 398 mm² | 67 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-1745 | FCBGA-631 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Sep 19th, 2014 | Apr 7th, 2011 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 900 | Northern Islands(HD 6400) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 700 | Evergreen |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 10 | Southern Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 329 USD | 55 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 111 in our database | 14 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1050 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1178 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1753 MHz7 Gbps effective | 500 MHz1000 Mbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 625 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 4 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 256 bit | 64 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 224.4 GB/s | 8.000 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 1664 | 160 |
| TMUsDifferent | 104 | 8 |
| ROPsDifferent | 56 | 4 |
| SMM CountDifferent | 13 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 48 KB (per SMM) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 2 MB | 128 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 2 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 65.97 GPixel/s | 2.500 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 122.5 GTexel/s | 5.000 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 3.920 TFLOPS | 200.0 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 122.5 GFLOPS (1:32) | N/A |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot WidthDifferent | Dual-slot | Single-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 267 mm10.5 inches | 168 mm6.6 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 111 mm4.4 inches | N/A |
| WidthDifferent | 40 mm1.6 inches | N/A |
| TDPDifferent | 148 W | 18 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 300 W | 200 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x DVI1x HDMI 2.03x DisplayPort 1.2 | 1x DVI1x HDMI 1.3a1x VGA |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 2x 6-pin | None |
| Board NumberDifferent | PG401 | 109-C26037-00A |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | AMD Radeon HD 6450 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (12_1) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.3 | N/A |
| CUDADifferent | 5.2 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.8 | 5.0 |
Comparison Summary
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