Matrox G450 vs HD Graphics (Haswell)
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1207 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Gen. 7.5 Haswell (2012) | G400 (1999−2002) |
| GPU code name | Haswell GT1 | Condor |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 October 2012 (13 years ago) | 1 January 2001 (25 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 cores | 10 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 200 MHz | 125 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 10 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 180 nm |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 0.25 |
| ROPs | no data | 2 |
| TMUs | no data | 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).
| Interface | no data | PCI |
| Length | no data | 150 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | no data | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 32 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 332 MBps |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 2.656 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 | no data | 1x DVI, 1x VGA |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 | 6.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | None |
| OpenCL | no data | None |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2012 | 1 January 2001 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 180 nm |
HD Graphics (Haswell) has an age advantage of 11 years, and a 718% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between HD Graphics (Haswell) and Matrox G450. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that HD Graphics (Haswell) is a notebook graphics card while Matrox G450 is a desktop one.
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