Radeon RX 6800M vs ATI HD 3450 AGP
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 148 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 16.53 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | RV620 | Navi 22 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 23 January 2008 (16 years ago) | 31 May 2021 (3 years ago) |
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 cores | 40 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 2116 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2390 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 181 million | 17,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 145 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 2.400 | 382.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.048 TFLOPS | 12.24 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 64 |
| TMUs | 4 | 160 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 40 |
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).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | AGP 8x | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x Molex | None |
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 type | DDR2 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 500 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 8 GB/s | 384.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
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 Connectors | 2x DVI | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 January 2008 | 31 May 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 145 Watt |
ATI HD 3450 AGP has 480% lower power consumption.
RX 6800M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 685.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 3450 AGP and Radeon RX 6800M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 3450 AGP is a desktop card while Radeon RX 6800M is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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