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

Essentials

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

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

Display Connectors 2x DVI No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCI PCIe 1.0 x16

API support

DirectX 10.0 9.0c
OpenGL 3.3 2.0