GeForce FX 5500 PCI vs Quadro FX 3450
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1274 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.32 | no data |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Rankine (2003−2005) |
| GPU code name | NV41 | NV34 B1 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 28 July 2005 (19 years ago) | 17 March 2004 (20 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $135.75 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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.
| Core clock speed | 425 MHz | 270 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 190 million | 45 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 83 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 5.100 | 1.080 |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| TMUs | 12 | 4 |
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 | PCI |
| Length | 226 mm | 165 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR3 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 500 MHz | 200 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | 6.4 GB/s |
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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 9.0a |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) | 1.5 (2.1) |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 28 July 2005 | 17 March 2004 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 150 nm |
FX 3450 has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 15.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 3450 and GeForce FX 5500 PCI. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro FX 3450 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce FX 5500 PCI is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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