ATI Radeon HD 3450 vs Quadro K4200

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K4200 with Radeon HD 3450, including specs and performance data.

Quadro K4200
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 108 Watt
11.24
+3526%

K4200 outperforms ATI HD 3450 by a whopping 3526% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4211314
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.20no data
Power efficiency7.130.85
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGK104RV620
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date22 July 2014 (10 years ago)10 December 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$854.99 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 cores134440
Core clock speed771 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speed784 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million181 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)108 Watt25 Watt
Texture fill rate87.812.400
Floating-point processing power2.107 TFLOPS0.048 TFLOPS
ROPs324
TMUs1124

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 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length241 mmno data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-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 amount4 GB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1350 MHz500 MHz
Memory bandwidth172.8 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 Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

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
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA3.0-

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.

Quadro K4200 11.24
+3526%
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.

Quadro K4200 4331
+3479%
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.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.24 0.31
Recency 22 July 2014 10 December 2007
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt 25 Watt

Quadro K4200 has a 3525.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

ATI HD 3450, on the other hand, has 332% lower power consumption.

The Quadro K4200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 3450 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K4200 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 3450 is a desktop one.


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