NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500 vs NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500 and NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 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).

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500

NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
5x more texture fill rate: 9 GTexel / s vs 1.8 GTexel / s
2x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 128 MB
Around 47% higher memory clock speed: 1320 MHz vs 900 MHz
3.9x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 260 vs 66
3.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 882 vs 240
3.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 882 vs 240

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	22 May 2006 vs 1 February 2006
Texture fill rate	9 GTexel / s vs 1.8 GTexel / s
Maximum memory size	256 MB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed	1320 MHz vs 900 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	260 vs 66
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	882 vs 240
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	882 vs 240

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400

Around 38% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 112 vs 81

Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	112 vs 81

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

260

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

112

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

882

240

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

882

240

Name	NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500	NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400
PassMark - G3D Mark	260	66
PassMark - G2D Mark	81	112
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	882	240
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	882	240

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500	NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400
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	1558
Price now	$129.98
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Value for money (0-100)	2.07
Technical info
Core clock speed	450 MHz	450 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Texture fill rate	9 GTexel / s	1.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt
Transistor count	278 million	112 million
Boost clock speed		450 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	128 MB
Memory bandwidth	42.2 GB / s	3.6 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	450 Bit
Memory clock speed	1320 MHz	900 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	64 / 32
Shared memory		0
Technologies
CineFX 4.0
Intellisample 4.0
PowerMizer 6.0
UltraShadow II