Radeon HD 3450 PCI vs GeForce GTX 780 Ti

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking205not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.26no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGK110RV620
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date7 November 2013 (10 years ago)23 January 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 no data
Current price$461 (0.7x MSRP)$61

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores288040
CUDA cores2880no data
Core clock speed875 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speed928 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,080 million181 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt25 Watt
Texture fill rate210 billion/sec2.400
Floating-point performance5,345 gflops48 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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCI
Length10.5" (26.7 cm)no data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsOne 8-pin and one 6-pinNone
SLI options+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 typeGDDR5DDR2
Maximum RAM amount3 GB512 MB
Memory bus width384 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s800 MHz
Memory bandwidth336 GB/s6.4 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Blu Ray 3D+no data
3D Gaming+no data
3D Vision+no data
3D Vision Live+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.43.3
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 November 2013 23 January 2008
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 25 Watt

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