NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT and NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • Around 39% higher core clock speed: 625 MHz vs 450 MHz
  • Around 11% higher texture fill rate: 10 GTexel / s vs 9 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 90 nm
  • 2.8x lower typical power consumption: 29 Watt vs 80 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 256 MB
  • Around 21% higher memory clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 1320 MHz
  • Around 93% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1701 vs 882
  • Around 93% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1701 vs 882
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 June 2007 vs 22 May 2006
Core clock speed 625 MHz vs 450 MHz
Texture fill rate 10 GTexel / s vs 9 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 80 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 29 Watt vs 80 Watt
Maximum memory size 512 MB vs 256 MB
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz vs 1320 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1701 vs 882
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1701 vs 882

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500

  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 260 vs 124
  • Around 42% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 81 vs 57
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 260 vs 124
PassMark - G2D Mark 81 vs 57

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
124
260
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
57
81
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1701
882
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1701
882
Name NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500
PassMark - G3D Mark 124 260
PassMark - G2D Mark 57 81
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1701 882
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1701 882

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500

Essentials

Architecture Tesla Curie
Code name G84 G71
Launch date 1 June 2007 22 May 2006
Place in performance rating 1555 1556
Type Laptop Workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $1,599
Price now $129.98
Value for money (0-100) 2.07

Technical info

Core clock speed 625 MHz 450 MHz
Floating-point performance 80 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 80 nm 90 nm
Pipelines 32
Texture fill rate 10 GTexel / s 9 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 29 Watt 80 Watt
Transistor count 289 million 278 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x S-Video

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface MXM-HE PCIe 1.0 x16
Laptop size large
Length 173 mm
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 10.0 9.0c
OpenGL 3.3 2.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 256 MB
Memory bandwidth 25.6 GB / s 42.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 1320 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3
Shared memory 0

Technologies

Gigathread technology
HDCP-capable
HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting)
PCI-E 16x
PowerMizer 7.0