ATI Radeon HD 3450 vs GeForce 8800 GS

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 8800 GS and Radeon HD 3450, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

8800 GS
2008
384 MB GDDR3, 105 Watt
0.86
+177%

8800 GS outperforms ATI HD 3450 by a whopping 177% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking11331314
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.560.85
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameG92RV620
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date31 January 2008 (16 years ago)10 December 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores9640
Core clock speed550 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors754 million181 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt25 Watt
Texture fill rate26.402.400
Floating-point processing power0.264 TFLOPS0.048 TFLOPS
ROPs124
TMUs484

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length229 mmno data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR3DDR2
Maximum RAM amount384 MB256 MB
Memory bus width192 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz500 MHz
Memory bandwidth38.4 GB/s8 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model4.04.1
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA1.1-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

8800 GS 0.86
+177%
ATI HD 3450 0.31

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

8800 GS 330
+173%
ATI HD 3450 121

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.86 0.31
Recency 31 January 2008 10 December 2007
Maximum RAM amount 384 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 65 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 25 Watt

8800 GS has a 177.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

ATI HD 3450, on the other hand, has a 18.2% more advanced lithography process, and 320% lower power consumption.

The GeForce 8800 GS is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 3450 in performance tests.


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