GeForce GTS 450 OEM vs Quadro FX 3500
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1245 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.61 | no data |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | G71 | GF106 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 May 2006 (19 years ago) | 11 October 2010 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,599 | $129 |
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 | 144 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 790 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | 1,170 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 106 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 9.000 | 18.96 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.455 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 24 |
| TMUs | 20 | 24 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 192 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 384 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 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 173 mm | 210 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 1536 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 660 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 42.24 GB/s | 96 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 | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| HDMI | - | + |
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 | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 2.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 May 2006 | 11 October 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 1536 MB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 106 Watt |
FX 3500 has 32.5% lower power consumption.
GTS 450 OEM, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 125% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 3500 and GeForce GTS 450 OEM. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro FX 3500 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTS 450 OEM is a desktop one.
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