NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 and NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M 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, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
  • Around 9% higher core clock speed: 602 MHz vs 550 MHz
  • Around 9% higher texture fill rate: 38.5 GTexel / s vs 35.2 GTexel / s
  • Around 50% higher pipelines: 192 vs 128
  • Around 31% better floating-point performance: 462.3 gflops vs 352.0 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1536 MB vs 1 GB
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 981 vs 456
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 3315
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 3315
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 11 November 2008 vs 14 August 2008
Core clock speed 602 MHz vs 550 MHz
Texture fill rate 38.5 GTexel / s vs 35.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines 192 vs 128
Floating-point performance 462.3 gflops vs 352.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm vs 65 nm
Maximum memory size 1536 MB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 981 vs 456
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 vs 3315
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 vs 3315

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M

  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 150 Watt
  • Around 33% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 88 vs 66
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 88 vs 66

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
981
456
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
66
88
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3358
3315
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3358
3315
Name NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M
PassMark - G3D Mark 981 456
PassMark - G2D Mark 66 88
Geekbench - OpenCL 15302
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 3315
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 3315

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M

Essentials

Architecture Tesla 2.0 Tesla
Code name GT200B G92
Launch date 11 November 2008 14 August 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $1,799 $925
Place in performance rating 1301 1303
Price now $149.99 $925
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Value for money (0-100) 8.67 1.12

Technical info

Core clock speed 602 MHz 550 MHz
Floating-point performance 462.3 gflops 352.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 65 nm
Pipelines 192 128
Texture fill rate 38.5 GTexel / s 35.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt 75 Watt
Transistor count 1,400 million 754 million

Video outputs and ports

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

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-HE
Length 267 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Laptop size large

API support

DirectX 10.0 10.0
OpenGL 3.3 3.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB / s 51.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3
Shared memory 0

Technologies

CUDA
PowerMizer 8.0