AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM vs AMD Radeon HD 6970M

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM and AMD Radeon HD 6970M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. 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).

AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM

AMD Radeon HD 6970M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 36% higher core clock speed: 925 MHz vs 680 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 75 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
Around 25% higher memory clock speed: 4500 MHz vs 3600 MHz
2.9x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 9682 vs 3349
5.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 24.788 vs 4.787
Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 638.196 vs 617.819
2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.619 vs 0.927
Around 69% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 41.414 vs 24.456
Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3666 vs 3229
Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3666 vs 3229

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	30 June 2016 vs 4 January 2011
Core clock speed	925 MHz vs 680 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 75 Watt
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz vs 3600 MHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	9682 vs 3349
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	24.788 vs 4.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	638.196 vs 617.819
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.619 vs 0.927
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	41.414 vs 24.456
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3666 vs 3229
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 3342
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3666 vs 3229
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 3342

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6970M

Around 10% higher texture fill rate: 32.6 GTexel / s vs 29.6 GTexel / s
Around 88% higher pipelines: 960 vs 512
Around 38% better floating-point performance: 1,305.6 gflops vs 947.2 gflops
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2270 vs 1901
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 656 vs 528
Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 117.801 vs 112.347

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	32.6 GTexel / s vs 29.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines	960 vs 512
Floating-point performance	1,305.6 gflops vs 947.2 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2270 vs 1901
PassMark - G2D Mark	656 vs 528
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	117.801 vs 112.347

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 6970M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1901

2270

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

528

656

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

9682

3349

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

24.788

4.787

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

638.196

617.819

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.619

0.927

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

41.414

24.456

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

112.347

117.801

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3666

3229

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3342

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3666

3229

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3342

Name	AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM	AMD Radeon HD 6970M
PassMark - G3D Mark	1901	2270
PassMark - G2D Mark	528	656
Geekbench - OpenCL	9682	3349
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	24.788	4.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	638.196	617.819
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.619	0.927
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	41.414	24.456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	112.347	117.801
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2809
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3666	3229
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358	3342
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2809
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3666	3229
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358	3342

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM	AMD Radeon HD 6970M
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	TeraScale 2
Code name	Cape Verde	Blackcomb
Launch date	30 June 2016	4 January 2011
Place in performance rating	777	780
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Technical info
Core clock speed	925 MHz	680 MHz
Floating-point performance	947.2 gflops	1,305.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	512	960
Texture fill rate	29.6 GTexel / s	32.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	75 Watt
Transistor count	1,500 million	1,700 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None
Laptop size		large
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	11.2 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	72 GB / s	115.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz	3600 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory		0