Radeon RX 5700M vs ATI HD 3450 PCI
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 760 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.63 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) |
| GPU code name | RV620 | Navi 10 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 23 January 2008 (18 years ago) | 1 March 2020 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 40 | 2304 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 1465 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1720 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 181 million | 10,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 180 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 2.400 | 247.7 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.048 TFLOPS | 7.926 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 64 |
| TMUs | 4 | 144 |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | 8 MB |
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).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCI | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 | DDR2 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 400 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | 384.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 DVI, 1x S-Video | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 January 2008 | 1 March 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 180 Watt |
ATI HD 3450 PCI has 620% lower power consumption.
RX 5700M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 12 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 686% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 3450 PCI and Radeon RX 5700M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 3450 PCI is a desktop graphics card while Radeon RX 5700M is a notebook one.
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