ATI Radeon HD 3450 X2 vs GeForce GTX 280

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking785not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.11no data
Power efficiency0.98no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGT200RV620
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date16 June 2008 (17 years ago)10 December 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores24040 ×2
Core clock speed602 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million181 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)236 Watt50 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate48.162.400 ×2
Floating-point processing power0.6221 TFLOPS0.048 TFLOPS ×2
ROPs324 ×2
TMUs804 ×2

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 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm168 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone
SLI options+-

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 amount1 GB512 MB ×2
Memory bus width512 Bit64 Bit ×2
Memory clock speed1107 MHz500 MHz
Memory bandwidth141.7 GB/s8 GB/s ×2

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 ConnectorsHDTVDual Link DVI2x DMS-59
Multi monitor support+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

API and SDK 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
OpenGL2.13.3
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 16 June 2008 10 December 2007
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 65 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 236 Watt 50 Watt

GTX 280 has an age advantage of 6 months, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

ATI HD 3450 X2, on the other hand, has a 18.2% more advanced lithography process, and 372% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon HD 3450 X2. We've got no test results to judge.

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