ATI Radeon HD 3410 vs Quadro NVS 285
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1511 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.43 | no data |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | NV44 A2 | RV610 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 6 June 2006 (19 years ago) | 7 May 2009 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $27.99 | no data |
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 | 275 MHz | 519 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 75 million | 180 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 20 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.100 | 2.076 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.04152 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 | 4 |
| TMUs | 4 | 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 | 168 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | DDR | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 250 MHz | 396 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 8 GB/s | 6.336 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 | 1x DMS-59 | 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 | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 June 2006 | 7 May 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 20 Watt |
NVS 285 has 11.1% lower power consumption.
ATI HD 3410, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 69.2% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro NVS 285 and Radeon HD 3410. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro NVS 285 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 3410 is a desktop one.
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