AMD Radeon HD 6450 2GB
| GPU Snapshot | |||
| Release date: | Apr 5, 2012 | Price at Launch: | $59 |
| Type: | Desktop | Architecture: | VLIW5 (Caicos) |
| Generation: | Radeon HD 6000 series | Product Tier: | Entry-level |
| VRAM Capacity: | 2 GB | Total Board Power: | 18 W |
| Core Configuration | |||
| Shader Cores: | 160 | TMUs: | 8 |
| ROPs: | 4 | L2 Cache: | 128 KB |
| Memory | |||
| VRAM Capacity: | 2 GB | Memory Type: | DDR3 |
| Memory Speed: | 1.8 Gbps | Memory Bus: | 64-bit |
| Bandwidth: | 8.85 TB/s | ||
| Graphics Processing | |||
| Base Clock: | 0.65 GHz | FP32 Throughput: | 0.20 TFLOPs |
| Ray Tracing: | No | Process Size: | 40nm |
| Process Name: | TSMC 40nm | Die Size: | 67 mm² |
| Power & Connectivity | |||
| Total Board Power: | 18 W | Power Connectors: | None |
| Bus Interface: | PCIe 2.0 x16 | HDMI Support: | HDMI 1.3a |
| DSC: | No | Max Displays: | 3 |
| Media & Software Support | |||
| DirectX Support: | 11.2 | Shader Model: | 5.0 |
| OpenGL Version: | 4.4 | ||
Reviews and Ratings
Reviewers Liked
- Better than integrated graphics
- Requires only one PCIe slot
- Low power consumption
- Low temperatures
- Lowprofile card
- Native fullsize HDMI output
- Good overclocking potential
- Up to three active displays
- Support for DirectX 11
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Useless for 3D gaming
- Similarly inexpensive cards are slightly better performers
- Extremely low performance
- Noisy fan
- DirectX 11 relevance limited at this time
- No support for CUDA / PhysX
The release of three mainstream graphics cards marks an almost-complete transition to the Radeon HD 6000 series for AMD. Previously available in OEM form for large system builders since February, AMD's HD 6450, HD 6570 and HD 6670 are incremental...
By HEXUS.net onEven though it is substantially faster than the previous generation Radeon HD 5450, AMD's new HD 6450 can not offer enough performance beyond the most basic gaming at 1024x768. As a gamer the better choice is to save up a bit of money by buying less...
By techPowerUp! onWith Intel's Sandy Bridge launch, and the realization that AMD's Llano was right around the corner, I don't think many people expected to see three sub-$100 cards at this point, and to be honest, neither did I. Fortunately though, for those...
By Techgage onDie AMD HD 6450 ist ein würdiger Nachfolger der ATI HD 5450. Sie ist nicht nur in allen Bereichen schneller, sondern im üblichen Desktop Betrieb sogar ein wenig sparsamer, sofern man nur einen Monitor verwenden möchte. Im...
By Planet 3DNow!
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La Radeon HD 6450 est l’occasion pour AMD de rafraichir son offre d’entrée de gamme. La carte se présente dans un format adapté au monde des HTPC et sa déclinaison fanless saura répondre aux attentes de silence....
By GinjFo
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If all you want or need is an inexpensive video card to replace your PC's integrated graphics, then the AMD Radeon HD 6450 does the job. But that's about all it does. Buy it...
By PC Mag on