FX 3450 vs 400

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General info

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

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameGT216NV41
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date5 April 2011 (12 years old)28 July 2005 (18 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$169 $135.75
Current price$217 (1.3x MSRP)$16.99 (0.1x MSRP)

Technical specs

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 cores48no data
Core clock speed450 MHz425 MHz
Number of transistors486 million222 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)32 Watt83 Watt
Texture fill rate7.2005.100
Floating-point performance108 gflopsno data

Size and 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 1.0 x16
Length163 mmno data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin

Memory

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 typeDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB256 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1540 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth12.32 GB/s32 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model4.13.0
OpenGL3.32.1
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA1.2no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

Quadro 400 148
FX 3450 148

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 5 April 2011 28 July 2005
Cost $169 $135.75
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 32 Watt 83 Watt

We couldn't decide between Quadro 400 and Quadro FX 3450. We've got no test results to judge.


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