ATI Radeon HD 3650 vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M

Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon HD 3650 and NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. 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 7 month(s) later
  • Around 26% higher core clock speed: 725 MHz vs 575 MHz
  • 3.8x more pipelines: 120 vs 32
  • 2.4x better floating-point performance: 174 gflops vs 73.6 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 80 nm
  • Around 14% higher memory clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 1400 MHz
  • Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2162 vs 1857
  • Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2162 vs 1857
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 20 January 2008 vs 9 June 2007
Core clock speed 725 MHz vs 575 MHz
Pipelines 120 vs 32
Floating-point performance 174 gflops vs 73.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm vs 80 nm
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz vs 1400 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2162 vs 1857
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2162 vs 1857

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M

  • Around 59% higher texture fill rate: 9.2 GTexel / s vs 5.8 GTexel / s
  • 3.3x lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 256 MB
Texture fill rate 9.2 GTexel / s vs 5.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt vs 65 Watt
Maximum memory size 512 MB vs 256 MB

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Radeon HD 3650
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2162
1857
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2162
1857
Name ATI Radeon HD 3650 NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2162 1857
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2162 1857
PassMark - G3D Mark 208
PassMark - G2D Mark 84

Compare specifications (specs)

ATI Radeon HD 3650 NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M

Essentials

Architecture TeraScale Tesla
Code name RV635 G84
Launch date 20 January 2008 9 June 2007
Place in performance rating 1481 1482
Type Desktop Mobile workstation

Technical info

Core clock speed 725 MHz 575 MHz
Floating-point performance 174 gflops 73.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 80 nm
Pipelines 120 32
Texture fill rate 5.8 GTexel / s 9.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 20 Watt
Transistor count 378 million 289 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-HE
Supplementary power connectors None
Laptop size large

API support

DirectX 10.1 10.0
OpenGL 3.3 3.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 512 MB
Memory bandwidth 25.6 GB / s 22.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 1400 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3, GDDR2
Shared memory no

Technologies

Gigathread technology
HDCP-capable
PCI-E 16x
PowerMizer 7.0