ATI FirePro 2450 Multi-View vs NVIDIA Quadro CX

Comparative analysis of ATI FirePro 2450 Multi-View and NVIDIA Quadro CX videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

ATI FirePro 2450 Multi-View

NVIDIA Quadro CX

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI FirePro 2450 Multi-View

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
4.7x lower typical power consumption: 32 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 482 vs 454

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 January 2009 vs 11 November 2008
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	32 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	482 vs 454

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro CX

8x more texture fill rate: 38.5 GTexel / s vs 4.8 GTexel / s
2.4x more pipelines: 192 vs 80
4.8x better floating-point performance: 462.3 gflops vs 96 gflops
3x more maximum memory size: 1536 MB vs 512 MB
Around 33% higher memory clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 1200 MHz
18.6x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 947 vs 51

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	602 MHz vs 600 MHz
Texture fill rate	38.5 GTexel / s vs 4.8 GTexel / s
Pipelines	192 vs 80
Floating-point performance	462.3 gflops vs 96 gflops
Maximum memory size	1536 MB vs 512 MB
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	947 vs 51

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI FirePro 2450 Multi-View
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro CX

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

482

454

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

947

Name	ATI FirePro 2450 Multi-View	NVIDIA Quadro CX
PassMark - G2D Mark	482	454
PassMark - G3D Mark	51	947

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI FirePro 2450 Multi-View	NVIDIA Quadro CX
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale	Tesla 2.0
Code name	RV620	GT200B
Launch date	1 January 2009	11 November 2008
Place in performance rating	325	323
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,999
Price now		$149.95
Value for money (0-100)		8.20
Technical info
Core clock speed	600 MHz	602 MHz
Floating-point performance	96 gflops	462.3 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	55 nm
Pipelines	80	192
Texture fill rate	4.8 GTexel / s	38.5 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	32 Watt	150 Watt
Transistor count	181 million	1,400 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x VHDCI	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	170 mm	267 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	10.1	10.0
OpenGL	3.3	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	1536 MB
Memory bandwidth	38.4 GB / s	76.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR3