AMD Radeon HD 6950 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 6950 and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6950
- Videocard is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
- 2.8x more texture fill rate: 70.4 GTexel / s vs 25.1 billion / sec
- 7.3x more pipelines: 1408 vs 192
- 3.7x better floating-point performance: 2,252.8 gflops vs 601.3 gflops
- 2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
- Around 97% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2602 vs 1322
- Around 44% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 445 vs 310
- Around 24% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 6105 vs 4907
- Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 16.999 vs 14.758
- 3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 899.056 vs 302.509
- Around 72% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.659 vs 0.965
- 3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 49.698 vs 14.925
- 9.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 251.203 vs 27.656
- Around 69% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3652 vs 2160
- 3.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 11657 vs 3325
- Around 69% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3652 vs 2160
- 3.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 11657 vs 3325
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 14 December 2010 vs 13 September 2010 |
| Texture fill rate | 70.4 GTexel / s vs 25.1 billion / sec |
| Pipelines | 1408 vs 192 |
| Floating-point performance | 2,252.8 gflops vs 601.3 gflops |
| Maximum memory size | 2 GB vs 1 GB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 2602 vs 1322 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 445 vs 310 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 6105 vs 4907 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 16.999 vs 14.758 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 899.056 vs 302.509 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.659 vs 0.965 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 49.698 vs 14.925 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 251.203 vs 27.656 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 3652 vs 2160 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 11657 vs 3325 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 3652 vs 2160 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 11657 vs 3325 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
- 4.7x lower typical power consumption: 106 Watt vs 500 Watt
- Around 44% higher memory clock speed: 1804 (3608 data rate) MHz vs 1250 MHz
- Around 33% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3365 vs 2523
- Around 33% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3365 vs 2523
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 106 Watt vs 500 Watt |
| Memory clock speed | 1804 (3608 data rate) MHz vs 1250 MHz |
| Benchmarks | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3365 vs 2523 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3365 vs 2523 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 6950
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
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| Name | AMD Radeon HD 6950 | NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 2602 | 1322 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 445 | 310 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 6105 | 4907 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 16.999 | 14.758 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 899.056 | 302.509 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.659 | 0.965 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 49.698 | 14.925 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 251.203 | 27.656 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 3652 | 2160 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 2523 | 3365 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 11657 | 3325 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 3652 | 2160 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 2523 | 3365 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 11657 | 3325 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 0 | 0 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Radeon HD 6950 | NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 | |
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| Architecture | TeraScale 3 | Fermi |
| Code name | Cayman | GF106 |
| Design | AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series | |
| Launch date | 14 December 2010 | 13 September 2010 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $129 |
| Place in performance rating | 686 | 1130 |
| Price now | $89.99 | $64.99 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Value for money (0-100) | 45.34 | 26.46 |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 800 MHz | |
| Floating-point performance | 2,252.8 gflops | 601.3 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Pipelines | 1408 | 192 |
| Texture fill rate | 70.4 GTexel / s | 25.1 billion / sec |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 500 Watt | 106 Watt |
| Transistor count | 2,640 million | 1,170 million |
| Core clock speed | 1566 MHz | |
| CUDA cores | 192 | |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 100 °C | |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI, Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI |
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| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Bus support | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCI-E 2.0 x 16 |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm) |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 6-pin |
| Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | |
| SLI options | 2-way | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 11 | 12.0 (11_0) |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.2 |
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 1804 (3608 data rate) MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bandwidth | 57.7 GB / s | |
Technologies |
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| 3D Vision | ||
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