NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000 vs NVIDIA Quadro4 980 XGL

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000 and NVIDIA Quadro4 980 XGL videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
  • Around 33% higher core clock speed: 400 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • Around 33% higher texture fill rate: 3.2 GTexel / s vs 2.4 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 130 nm vs 150 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 128 MB
  • Around 31% higher memory clock speed: 850 MHz vs 650 MHz
  • 13.8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 69 vs 5
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 22 July 2003 vs 12 November 2002
Core clock speed 400 MHz vs 300 MHz
Texture fill rate 3.2 GTexel / s vs 2.4 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 130 nm vs 150 nm
Maximum memory size 256 MB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed 850 MHz vs 650 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 69 vs 5

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro4 980 XGL

  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 181 vs 178
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 181 vs 178

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro4 980 XGL

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
69
5
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
178
181
Name NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000 NVIDIA Quadro4 980 XGL
PassMark - G3D Mark 69 5
PassMark - G2D Mark 178 181

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000 NVIDIA Quadro4 980 XGL

Essentials

Architecture Rankine Kelvin
Code name NV35 NV28 A2
Launch date 22 July 2003 12 November 2002
Launch price (MSRP) $203
Place in performance rating 962 963
Price now $166.60
Type Workstation Workstation
Value for money (0-100) 0.53

Technical info

Core clock speed 400 MHz 300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 130 nm 150 nm
Texture fill rate 3.2 GTexel / s 2.4 GTexel / s
Transistor count 135 million 36 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 2x DVI, 1x S-Video

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface AGP 8x AGP 8x
Supplementary power connectors 1x Molex None

API support

DirectX 9.0a 8.1
OpenGL 1.5 (2.1) 1.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 128 MB
Memory bandwidth 27.2 GB / s 10.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 850 MHz 650 MHz
Memory type DDR DDR