ATI Radeon HD 2400 vs Quadro FX 3450
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro FX 3450 with Radeon HD 2400, including specs and performance data.
FX 3450 outperforms HD 2400 by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1337 | 1393 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.32 | 1.11 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | NV41 | RV610 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 28 July 2005 (20 years ago) | 19 February 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $135.75 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
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 | 40 |
| Core clock speed | 425 MHz | 398 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 190 million | 180 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 83 Watt | 20 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 5.100 | 1.592 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.03184 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| TMUs | 12 | 4 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 32 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 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 226 mm | no data |
| 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 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 500 MHz | 495 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | 7.92 GB/s |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 10.0 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
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.
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.
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 | 0.29 |
| Recency | 28 July 2005 | 19 February 2008 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 83 Watt | 20 Watt |
FX 3450 has a 20.7% higher aggregate performance score.
ATI HD 2400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 315% lower power consumption.
The Quadro FX 3450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 2400 in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro FX 3450 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 2400 is a desktop one.
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