Test Setup And Benchmarks — ATI Radeon HD 5450: Eyefinity And HTPCs For Everyone?
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We decided to test the Radeon HD 5450 against its primary competition in the $40 to $50 price segment. This includes its predecessors, the Radeon HD 4550 and 4650, the GeForce 210 and DDR2-based GeForce 9500 GT.
First, we must note that the Radeon HD 5450 sample we received was tuned to a 900 MHz memory clock, which is 100 MHz faster than the reference specification. Since the beta driver necessary for use with this card doesn’t support Overdrive (and our overclocking tools weren’t able to properly identify the card), we were stuck with the overclock. An AMD representative offered to let us retest with a new card, but that came just hours before the embargo lift, leaving too little time for new numbers.
Getting the GeForce cards to do what we wanted proved to be a little more complicated, as both are factory-overclocked models and the newest 196. 21 driver broke all of our overclocking tools. RivaTuner, MSI Afterburner, and Gigabyte’s Gamer HUD Lite were unusable on our test system. In addition, the GeForce 9500 GT test sample we had was a DDR3-based model that is priced too high to compete fairly.
Our solution for the 9500 GT, a factory-overclocked Gigabyte GV-N95TD3-512I, was to use the older 195.62 driver to enable overclocking tools and then underclock the core to 550 MHz and the memory to 450 MHz. This should give us results comparable to a reference GeForce 9500 GT. We allowed the 50 MHz memory speed advantage versus the reference DDR2 model in an attempt to negate the notable latency disadvantage that the DDR3 memory would suffer.
As for the GeForce 210, we left the clock speeds at the factory setting and used the newest 196.21 driver. Why did we do this? Most important, the overclocked Gigabyte card can be purchased for $42 online, which is notably below the Radeon HD 5450’s $50 price tag.
While the Radeon HD 5450 is admittedly intended for low-impact gaming scenarios, we will put it through a gamut of game tests at lower settings to see if the card is able to slog through some of the titles we enjoy.
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| Header Cell — Column 0 | Graphics Test System |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7-920 (Nehalem), 2.67 GHz, QPI-4200, 8MB Shared L3 CacheOverclocked to 3.06 GHz @ 153 MHz BCLK |
| Motherboard | ASRock X58 SuperComputer Intel X58, BIOS P1.90 |
| Networking | Onboard Realtek Gigabit LAN controller |
| Memory | Kingston PC3-10700 3 x 1,024MB, DDR3-1225, CL 9-9-9-22-1T |
| Graphics | ATI Radeon HD 5450650 MHz Core, 900 MHz Memory, 512MB DDR3Memory factory overclocked 100 MHz above referenceSapphire Radeon HD 4650600 MHz Core, 400 MHz Memory, 512MB DDR2Diamond Radeon HD 4550600 MHz Core, 800 MHz Memory, 512MB DDR3Gigabyte GeForce 9500 GT650 MHz Core, 1,625 MHz Shaders, 800 MHz Memory, 512MB DDR3Underclocked to 550 MHz core, 1375 MHz shaders, 450 MHz memory to simulate reference DDR2 9500 GTGigabyte GeForce 210650 MHz Core, 1,547 MHz Shaders, 400 MHz Memory, 512MB DDR2 |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital Caviar WD50 00AAJS-00YFA500GB, 7200 RPM, 8MB cache, SATA 3. 0 Gb/s |
| Power | Thermaltake Toughpower 1,200W1,200 W, ATX 12V 2.2, EPS 12v 2.91 |
| Software and Drivers | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit 6.0.6001, SP1 |
| DirectX version | DirectX 10 |
| Graphics Drivers | AMD Catalyst 10.1, Nvidia GeForce 195.62 (GeForce 9500 GT), 196.21 (GeForce 210) |
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| Benchmark Configuration | |
|---|---|
| 3D Games | |
| Crysis | Patch 1.2.1, DirectX 9, 64-bit executable, benchmark tool Low Quality, Medium Textures, Physics, and Sound, No AA |
| Far Cry 2 | Patch 1. 02, in-game benchmark Medium Quality, No AA |
| DiRT 2 | Version 1.0.0, Custom THG Benchmark Run 1: Medium Settings, No AA, DirectX 9Run 2: Medium Settings, No AA, DirectX 11 |
| World In Conflict | Patch 1009, DirectX 9, timedemo Medium Details, No AA/No AF |
| Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. | Patch 1.02, DirectX 10 & 10.1, in-game benchmark Low Shadows, Sun ShaftsMedium View Distance, Environment, SSAOHigh Forest, TexturesHDR, Engine Heat, and DOE On, No AA |
| Left 4 Dead | Version 1.0.1.5., Custom THG Benchmark High Settings, Medium Shaders, 4xAA, 8xAF |
| Synthetic Benchmarks and Settings | |
| 3DMark Vantage | Version: 1.02, PhysX Off, 3DMark scores |
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ATI Radeon HD 5450 vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 750: What is the difference?
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Why is ATI Radeon HD 5450 better than Nvidia GeForce GTX 750?
- 36W lower TDP?
19Wvs55W - 0.1 newer version of OpenCL?
1.2vs1.1 - Has Double Precision Floating Point (DPFP)?
Why is Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 better than ATI Radeon HD 5450?
- 370MHz faster GPU clock speed?
1020MHzvs650MHz - 0.94 TFLOPS higher floating-point performance?
1.04 TFLOPSvs0.1 TFLOPS - 13.7 GPixel/s higher pixel rate?
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3 GPixel/svs2.6 GPixel/s - 850MHz faster memory clock speed?
1250MHzvs400MHz - 4200MHz higher effective memory clock speed?
5000MHzvs800MHz - 27.4 GTexels/s higher texture rate?
32.6 GTexels/svs5.2 GTexels/s - 73.6GB/s more memory bandwidth?
80GB/svs6.4GB/s - 64bit wider memory bus width?
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Price comparison
User reviews
Overall Rating
ATI Radeon HD 5450
1 User reviews
ATI Radeon HD 5450
6.
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1 User reviews
Nvidia GeForce GTX 750
1 User reviews
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Features
Value for money
6.0/10
1 votes
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1 votes
Gaming
3.0/10
1 votes
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1 votes
Performance
5.0/10
1 votes
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Quiet operation
10.0/10
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Reliability
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Performance
GPU clock speed
650MHz
1020MHz
The graphics processing unit (GPU) has a higher clock speed.
GPU turbo
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1085MHz
When the GPU is running below its limitations, it can boost to a higher clock speed in order to give increased performance.
pixel rate
2.6 GPixel/s
16.3 GPixel/s
The number of pixels that can be rendered to the screen every second.
floating-point performance
0.1 TFLOPS
1.04 TFLOPS
Floating-point performance is a measurement of the raw processing power of the GPU.
texture rate
5.2 GTexels/s
32.6 GTexels/s
The number of textured pixels that can be rendered to the screen every second.
GPU memory speed
400MHz
1250MHz
The memory clock speed is one aspect that determines the memory bandwidth.
shading units
Shading units (or stream processors) are small processors within the graphics card that are responsible for processing different aspects of the image.
texture mapping units (TMUs)
TMUs take textures and map them to the geometry of a 3D scene.
More TMUs will typically mean that texture information is processed faster.
render output units (ROPs)
The ROPs are responsible for some of the final steps of the rendering process, writing the final pixel data to memory and carrying out other tasks such as anti-aliasing to improve the look of graphics.
Memory
effective memory speed
800MHz
5000MHz
The effective memory clock speed is calculated from the size and data rate of the memory. Higher clock speeds can give increased performance in games and other apps.
maximum memory bandwidth
6.4GB/s
80GB/s
This is the maximum rate that data can be read from or stored into memory.
VRAM (video RAM) is the dedicated memory of a graphics card. More VRAM generally allows you to run games at higher settings, especially for things like texture resolution.
memory bus width
128bit
A wider bus width means that it can carry more data per cycle.
It is an important factor of memory performance, and therefore the general performance of the graphics card.
version of GDDR memory
Newer versions of GDDR memory offer improvements such as higher transfer rates that give increased performance.
Supports ECC memory
✖ATI Radeon HD 5450
✖Nvidia GeForce GTX 750
Error-correcting code memory can detect and correct data corruption. It is used when is it essential to avoid corruption, such as scientific computing or when running a server.
Features
DirectX version
DirectX is used in games, with newer versions supporting better graphics.
OpenGL version
OpenGL is used in games, with newer versions supporting better graphics.
OpenCL version
Some apps use OpenCL to apply the power of the graphics processing unit (GPU) for non-graphical computing.
Newer versions introduce more functionality and better performance.
Supports multi-display technology
✔ATI Radeon HD 5450
✔Nvidia GeForce GTX 750
The graphics card supports multi-display technology. This allows you to configure multiple monitors in order to create a more immersive gaming experience, such as having a wider field of view.
load GPU temperature
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (ATI Radeon HD 5450)
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (Nvidia GeForce GTX 750)
A lower load temperature means that the card produces less heat and its cooling system performs better.
supports ray tracing
✖ATI Radeon HD 5450
✖Nvidia GeForce GTX 750
Ray tracing is an advanced light rendering technique that provides more realistic lighting, shadows, and reflections in games.
Supports 3D
✔ATI Radeon HD 5450
✔Nvidia GeForce GTX 750
Allows you to view in 3D (if you have a 3D display and glasses).
supports DLSS
✖ATI Radeon HD 5450
✖Nvidia GeForce GTX 750
DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) is an upscaling technology powered by AI. It allows the graphics card to render games at a lower resolution and upscale them to a higher resolution with near-native visual quality and increased performance. DLSS is only available on select games.
PassMark (G3D) result
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This benchmark measures the graphics performance of a video card. Source: PassMark.
Ports
has an HDMI output
✔ATI Radeon HD 5450
✔Nvidia GeForce GTX 750
Devices with a HDMI or mini HDMI port can transfer high definition video and audio to a display.
HDMI ports
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