Quadro NVS 295 vs ATI Radeon HD 3470

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 3470 with Quadro NVS 295, including specs and performance data.

ATI HD 3470
2008
256 MB GDDR3, 30 Watt
0.31
+29.2%

ATI HD 3470 outperforms NVS 295 by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking13231364
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.710.72
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameRV620G98
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date23 January 2008 (16 years ago)7 May 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$54.50

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 cores408
Core clock speed800 MHz540 MHz
Number of transistors181 million210 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt23 Watt
Texture fill rate3.2004.320
Floating-point processing power0.064 TFLOPS0.0208 TFLOPS
ROPs44
TMUs48

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 1.0 x16
Length168 mm168 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount256 MB256 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed950 MHz695 MHz
Memory bandwidth15.2 GB/s11.12 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, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video2x DisplayPort

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model4.14.0
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCLN/A1.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA-1.1

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.

ATI HD 3470 0.31
+29.2%
NVS 295 0.24

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.

ATI HD 3470 118
+26.9%
NVS 295 93

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 0.31 0.24
Recency 23 January 2008 7 May 2009
Chip lithography 55 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 23 Watt

ATI HD 3470 has a 29.2% higher aggregate performance score, and a 18.2% more advanced lithography process.

NVS 295, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 30.4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 3470 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 295 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 3470 is a desktop card while Quadro NVS 295 is a workstation one.


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