AMD Radeon HD 6450
The AMD Radeon HD 6450 is a graphics card released on February 7, 2011, built on the TeraScale 2 architecture using a 40 nm process. It has 160 shading units, 1 GB of video memory on a 64-bit bus, a boost clock of 750 MHz and a 30 W board power rating. It scores 198 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.4.
Depth: 41 recorded fields, 4 PassMark workloads
Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark, AMD.com Specifications and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 8 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
The AMD Radeon HD 6450 scores 198 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 24.6% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #2,199), measured across 4,801 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 119.
PassMark workload tests
In the PassMark workload tests the AMD Radeon HD 6450 averages DirectX 9 8 fps, DirectX 10 1 fps, DirectX 11 2 fps and GPU Compute 127 ops/s, across 4,801 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.
Theoretical throughput
FP32 (single precision) (0.24 TFLOPS), Pixel fill rate (3 GPixel/s) and Texture fill rate (6 GTexel/s) are calculated by Feex from stored specifications, not stated by AMD.
As stated by PassMark
PassMark's own listing for the AMD Radeon HD 6450 states the PCIe 2.1 x16 interface, up to 512 MB of memory, a core clock of 627,750 MHz, DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.4, first benchmarked on 2011-10-24. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.
Not to be confused with
This page covers the AMD Radeon HD 6450 specifically. It is a different product from AMD Radeon HD 6450 plus 8470D Dual, AMD Radeon HD 6450A, AMD Radeon HD 6450M, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.
Graphics processor
The AMD Radeon HD 6450 is based on the TeraScale 2 architecture, uses the Caicos graphics processor, is manufactured on a 40 nm process, contains 370 million transistors and has a die size of 67 mm².
Shader configuration
The AMD Radeon HD 6450 has 160 shading units, 8 texture mapping units and 4 render output units.
The AMD Radeon HD 6450 does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics. Feex has no recorded ray tracing core count for the AMD Radeon HD 6450.
Clock speeds
The AMD Radeon HD 6450 boosts to 750 MHz.
Memory
The AMD Radeon HD 6450 is equipped with 1 GB of memory and uses a 64-bit memory bus.
Board and power
The AMD Radeon HD 6450 has a board power rating of 30 W, a total board power of 30 W and it connects over PCIe 2.1 x16.
Market
The AMD Radeon HD 6450 was released on February 7, 2011 and launched at a price of $55.
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The AMD Radeon HD 6450 supports DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.4.
CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the AMD Radeon HD 6450. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the AMD Radeon HD 6450. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the AMD Radeon HD 6450.
Display outputs
The AMD Radeon HD 6450 offers outputs DisplayPort, HDMI, Dual Link DVI, VGA.
Naming and aliases
The AMD Radeon HD 6450 is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as AMD Radeon HD 6450 Graphics, ASUS HD6450, ASUS EAH6450 and AMD Radeon(TM) HD6450.
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the AMD Radeon HD 6450 have?
The AMD Radeon HD 6450 has 1 GB of video memory on a 64-bit bus.
How much power does the AMD Radeon HD 6450 use and what power supply does it need?
The AMD Radeon HD 6450 has a board power rating of 30 W.
How fast is the AMD Radeon HD 6450?
The AMD Radeon HD 6450 scores 198 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 24.6% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #2,199.
What bus interface does the AMD Radeon HD 6450 use?
The AMD Radeon HD 6450 connects over PCIe 2.1 x16.
When was the AMD Radeon HD 6450 released and how much did it cost at launch?
The AMD Radeon HD 6450 was released on February 7, 2011 and launched at a price of $55.