ATI Radeon HD 3690 vs Quadro FX 4500
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1266 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.38 | no data |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | G70 | RV670 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 28 July 2005 (20 years ago) | 30 March 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,499 | 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 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 430 MHz | 670 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 302 million | 666 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 109 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 10.32 | 10.72 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.4288 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| TMUs | 24 | 16 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 128 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 | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 525 MHz | 830 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 33.6 GB/s | 26.56 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 S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 28 July 2005 | 30 March 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 109 Watt | 75 Watt |
FX 4500 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
ATI HD 3690, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 45.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 4500 and Radeon HD 3690. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro FX 4500 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 3690 is a desktop one.
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