ATI Radeon HD 3470 vs GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 664 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | GF116 | RV620 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 March 2011 (13 years ago) | 23 January 2008 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 192 | 40 |
| Core clock speed | 783 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 181 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 106 Watt | 30 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 25.06 | 3.200 |
| Floating-point performance | 0.6013 gflops | 0.064 gflops |
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 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 210 mm | 168 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
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 | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 3608 MHz | 1900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 57.73 GB/s | 15.2 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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 2.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 March 2011 | 23 January 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 106 Watt | 30 Watt |
GTS 450 Rev. 2 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.
ATI HD 3470, on the other hand, has 253.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 and Radeon HD 3470. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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