NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450 vs ATI Mobility FireGL V3200

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450 and ATI Mobility FireGL V3200 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: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 6% higher core clock speed: 425 MHz vs 400 MHz
  • 3.2x more texture fill rate: 5.1 GTexel / s vs 1.6 GTexel / s
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 128 MB
  • 2x more memory clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 500 MHz
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 149 vs 62
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 28 July 2005 vs 1 June 2004
Core clock speed 425 MHz vs 400 MHz
Texture fill rate 5.1 GTexel / s vs 1.6 GTexel / s
Maximum memory size 256 MB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz vs 500 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 149 vs 62

Reasons to consider the ATI Mobility FireGL V3200

  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 238 vs 235
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 238 vs 235

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450
GPU 2: ATI Mobility FireGL V3200

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
149
62
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
235
238
Name NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450 ATI Mobility FireGL V3200
PassMark - G3D Mark 149 62
PassMark - G2D Mark 235 238

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450 ATI Mobility FireGL V3200

Essentials

Architecture Curie Rage 9
Code name NV41 M24
Launch date 28 July 2005 1 June 2004
Launch price (MSRP) $135.75
Place in performance rating 726 727
Price now $138.75
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Value for money (0-100) 1.38

Technical info

Core clock speed 425 MHz 400 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 130 nm 130 nm
Texture fill rate 5.1 GTexel / s 1.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 83 Watt
Transistor count 222 million 75 million
Boost clock speed 400 MHz
Pipelines 4

Video outputs and ports

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

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Laptop size medium sized

API support

DirectX 9.0c 9.0b
OpenGL 2.1 2.0

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 128 MB
Memory bandwidth 32.0 GB / s 8 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz 500 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 128
Shared memory 0

Technologies

PCIe