NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500 vs NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500 and NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300 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 Quadro FX 3500

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
  • Around 29% higher core clock speed: 450 MHz vs 350 MHz
  • 6.4x more texture fill rate: 9 GTexel / s vs 1.4 GTexel / s
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 64 MB
  • Around 89% higher memory clock speed: 1320 MHz vs 700 MHz
  • 5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 260 vs 52
  • 3.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 882 vs 224
  • 3.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 882 vs 224
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 22 May 2006 vs 1 February 2006
Core clock speed 450 MHz vs 350 MHz
Texture fill rate 9 GTexel / s vs 1.4 GTexel / s
Maximum memory size 256 MB vs 64 MB
Memory clock speed 1320 MHz vs 700 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 260 vs 52
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 882 vs 224
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 882 vs 224

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300

  • Around 41% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 114 vs 81
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 114 vs 81

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
260
52
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
81
114
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
882
224
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
882
224
Name NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500 NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300
PassMark - G3D Mark 260 52
PassMark - G2D Mark 81 114
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 882 224
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 882 224

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500 NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300

Essentials

Architecture Curie Curie
Code name G71 G72
Launch date 22 May 2006 1 February 2006
Launch price (MSRP) $1,599
Place in performance rating 1556 1557
Price now $129.98
Type Workstation Laptop
Value for money (0-100) 2.07

Technical info

Core clock speed 450 MHz 350 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 90 nm
Texture fill rate 9 GTexel / s 1.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt
Transistor count 278 million 112 million
Boost clock speed 350 MHz
Pipelines 4

Video outputs and ports

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

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCIe 1.0 x16
Length 173 mm
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 9.0c 9.0c
OpenGL 2.1 2.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 64 MB
Memory bandwidth 42.2 GB / s 5.6 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 700 Bit
Memory clock speed 1320 MHz 700 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 64
Shared memory 0

Technologies

CineFX 4.0
Intellisample 4.0
PowerMizer 6.0
UltraShadow II