GeForce GTX 480 512 vs Quadro FX 3450

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameNV41GF100
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date28 July 2005 (19 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$135.75 no data

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 coresno data512
Core clock speed425 MHz527 MHz
Number of transistors190 million3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)83 Watt375 Watt
Texture fill rate5.10033.73
ROPs848
TMUs1264

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length226 mm292 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin2x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount256 MB1536 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz2.8 GB/s
Memory bandwidth32 GB/s134.4 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1.3a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 (11_0)
Shader Model3.05.1
OpenGL2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)4.6
OpenCLN/A1.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA-2.0

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 1536 MB
Chip lithography 130 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 83 Watt 375 Watt

FX 3450 has 351.8% lower power consumption.

GTX 480 512, on the other hand, has a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 225% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 3450 and GeForce GTX 480 Core 512. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro FX 3450 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 480 Core 512 is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Core 512
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