GRID K1 vs Quadro FX 3450

Place in the ranking	1337	999
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.01	no data
Power efficiency	0.33	0.92
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	NV41	GK107
Market segment	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	28 July 2005 (20 years ago)	18 March 2013 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$135.75	$4,140

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

FX 3450 and GRID K1 have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores	no data	192 ×4
Core clock speed	425 MHz	850 MHz
Number of transistors	190 million	1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	83 Watt	130 Watt
Texture fill rate	5.100	13.60 ×4
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.3264 TFLOPS ×4
ROPs	8	16 ×4
TMUs	12	16 ×4
L1 Cache	no data	16 KB
L2 Cache	no data	256 KB

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 1.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	226 mm	267 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin

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	GDDR3	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	4 GB ×4
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit ×4
Memory clock speed	500 MHz	891 MHz
Memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	28.51 GB/s ×4

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

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

No outputs

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	3.0	5.1
OpenGL	2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.1.126
CUDA	-	3.0

Synthetic benchmarks

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

FX 3450 0.35

GRID K1 1.54
+340%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

FX 3450 148
Samples: 2

GRID K1 650
+339%

Samples: 14

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.35	1.54
Recency	28 July 2005	18 March 2013
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	130 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	83 Watt	130 Watt

FX 3450 has 56.6% lower power consumption.

GRID K1, on the other hand, has a 340% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GRID K1 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 3450 in performance tests.