ATI Radeon X850 PRO AGP vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450
Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon X850 PRO AGP and NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450 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 - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X850 PRO AGP
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
- Around 18% higher core clock speed: 500 MHz vs 425 MHz
- Around 18% higher texture fill rate: 6 GTexel / s vs 5.1 GTexel / s
Launch date | 4 September 2005 vs 28 July 2005 |
Core clock speed | 500 MHz vs 425 MHz |
Texture fill rate | 6 GTexel / s vs 5.1 GTexel / s |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: ATI Radeon X850 PRO AGP
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450
Name | ATI Radeon X850 PRO AGP | NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450 |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 149 | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 235 |
Compare specifications (specs)
ATI Radeon X850 PRO AGP | NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | R400 | Curie |
Code name | R481 | NV41 |
Launch date | 4 September 2005 | 28 July 2005 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $279 | $135.75 |
Place in performance rating | not rated | 724 |
Type | Desktop | Workstation |
Price now | $138.75 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 1.38 | |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 425 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 130 nm |
Texture fill rate | 6 GTexel / s | 5.1 GTexel / s |
Transistor count | 160 million | 222 million |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 83 Watt | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | AGP 8x | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x Molex | 1x 6-pin |
API support |
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DirectX | 9.0b | 9.0c |
OpenGL | 2.0 | 2.1 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 256 MB |
Memory bandwidth | 32.0 GB / s | 32.0 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1000 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |