ATI Radeon HD 3450 vs GeForce GTX 780

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 780 and Radeon HD 3450, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 780
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
20.79
+6606%

GTX 780 outperforms ATI HD 3450 by a whopping 6606% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking2651314
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.83no data
Power efficiency5.700.85
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGK110RV620
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date23 May 2013 (11 years ago)10 December 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores230440
Core clock speed863 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,080 million181 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt25 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature95 °Cno data
Texture fill rate173.22.400
Floating-point processing power4.156 TFLOPS0.048 TFLOPS
ROPs484
TMUs1924

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Minimum recommended system power600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5DDR2
Maximum RAM amount3 GB256 MB
Memory bus width384 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz500 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s8 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Blu Ray 3D+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-
PhysX+-
3D Vision Live+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.33.3
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 780 20.79
+6606%
ATI HD 3450 0.31

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 780 8008
+6518%
ATI HD 3450 121

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD540−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p12.02no data

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.79 0.31
Recency 23 May 2013 10 December 2007
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 25 Watt

GTX 780 has a 6606.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

ATI HD 3450, on the other hand, has 900% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 780 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 3450 in performance tests.


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