ATI Radeon HD 3650 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500

Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon HD 3650 and NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 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: GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 3650

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • Around 69% higher core clock speed: 725 MHz vs 430 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 110 nm
  • Around 68% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 109 Watt
  • Around 52% higher memory clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 1050 MHz
  • 2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2162 vs 855
  • 2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2162 vs 855
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 20 January 2008 vs 28 July 2005
Core clock speed 725 MHz vs 430 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm vs 110 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 109 Watt
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz vs 1050 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2162 vs 855
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2162 vs 855

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500

  • Around 78% higher texture fill rate: 10.32 GTexel / s vs 5.8 GTexel / s
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 256 MB
Texture fill rate 10.32 GTexel / s vs 5.8 GTexel / s
Maximum memory size 512 MB vs 256 MB

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Radeon HD 3650
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2162
855
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2162
855
Name ATI Radeon HD 3650 NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2162 855
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2162 855
PassMark - G3D Mark 227
PassMark - G2D Mark 120

Compare specifications (specs)

ATI Radeon HD 3650 NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500

Essentials

Architecture TeraScale Curie
Code name RV635 G70
Launch date 20 January 2008 28 July 2005
Place in performance rating 1481 1483
Type Desktop Workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $2,499
Price now $249
Value for money (0-100) 1.08

Technical info

Core clock speed 725 MHz 430 MHz
Floating-point performance 174 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 110 nm
Pipelines 120
Texture fill rate 5.8 GTexel / s 10.32 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 109 Watt
Transistor count 378 million 302 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 2x DVI, 1x S-Video

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Length 267 mm

API support

DirectX 10.1 9.0c
OpenGL 3.3 2.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 512 MB
Memory bandwidth 25.6 GB / s 33.6 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 1050 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3