ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450 vs GeForce FX 5950 Ultra
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1509 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.15 | no data |
| Architecture | Rankine (2003−2005) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | NV38 | M82 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 23 October 2003 (22 years ago) | 7 January 2008 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 40 |
| Core clock speed | 475 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 135 million | 181 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 74 Watt | 12 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 3.800 | 2.000 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.04 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| TMUs | 8 | 4 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 64 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | AGP 8x | MXM-II |
| Length | 229 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x Molex | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 475 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 30.4 GB/s | 6.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0a | 10.1 |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 October 2003 | 7 January 2008 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 74 Watt | 12 Watt |
ATI Mobility HD 3450 has an age advantage of 4 years, a 136% more advanced lithography process, and 517% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce FX 5950 Ultra and Mobility Radeon HD 3450. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce FX 5950 Ultra is a desktop graphics card while Mobility Radeon HD 3450 is a notebook one.
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