NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M and NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M 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 3700M

NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
3.5x more texture fill rate: 35.2 GTexel / s vs 10 GTexel / s
4x more pipelines: 128 vs 32
4.4x better floating-point performance: 352.0 gflops vs 80 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 80 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 512 MB
3.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 456 vs 131

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 August 2008 vs 1 June 2007
Texture fill rate	35.2 GTexel / s vs 10 GTexel / s
Pipelines	128 vs 32
Floating-point performance	352.0 gflops vs 80 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 80 nm
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 512 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	456 vs 131

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M

Around 14% higher core clock speed: 625 MHz vs 550 MHz
Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 75 Watt
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 109 vs 88

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	625 MHz vs 550 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	109 vs 88

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

456

131

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

109

Name	NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M	NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M
PassMark - G3D Mark	456	131
PassMark - G2D Mark	88	109
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3315
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3315

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M	NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla	Tesla
Code name	G92	G84
Launch date	14 August 2008	1 June 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$925	$149.90
Place in performance rating	1305	1307
Price now	$925	$149.90
Type	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Value for money (0-100)	1.12	1.87
Technical info
Core clock speed	550 MHz	625 MHz
Floating-point performance	352.0 gflops	80 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	80 nm
Pipelines	128	32
Texture fill rate	35.2 GTexel / s	10 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	50 Watt
Transistor count	754 million	289 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	MXM-HE	MXM-HE
Laptop size	large	large
API support
DirectX	10.0	10.0
OpenGL	3.3	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB / s	25.6 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Shared memory	0	0
Technologies
CUDA
PowerMizer 8.0