NVIDIA Quadro FX 470 vs Intel GMA X3500
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro FX 470 and Intel GMA X3500 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support.
Differences
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 470
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 90 nm
| Launch date | 12 September 2007 vs 1 August 2007 |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm vs 90 nm |
Reasons to consider the Intel GMA X3500
- Around 15% higher core clock speed: 667 MHz vs 580 MHz
- 2.9x lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 38 Watt
| Core clock speed | 667 MHz vs 580 MHz |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 13 Watt vs 38 Watt |
Compare specifications (specs)
| NVIDIA Quadro FX 470 | Intel GMA X3500 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture | Tesla | Generation 4.0 |
| Code name | C79MX | Bearlake |
| Launch date | 12 September 2007 | 1 August 2007 |
| Place in performance rating | not rated | not rated |
| Type | Workstation | Desktop |
Technical info |
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| Core clock speed | 580 MHz | 667 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 38 Watt | 13 Watt |
| Transistor count | 314 million | |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 2x DVI | No outputs |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Interface | PCI | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
API support |
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| DirectX | 10.0 | 9.0c |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.0 |
