RTX A500 vs Quadro FX 3000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro FX 3000 and RTX A500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX A500 outperforms FX 3000 by a whopping 9141% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1492 | 381 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 20.26 |
| Architecture | Rankine (2003−2005) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | NV35 | GA107 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 22 July 2003 (23 years ago) | 10 November 2021 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $203 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 1440 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1770 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 135 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 60 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 3.200 | 113.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 7.25 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 32 |
| TMUs | 8 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 2 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 2 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | AGP 8x | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x Molex | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 425 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 27.2 GB/s | 112.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0a | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 1.5 (2.1) | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.17 | 15.71 |
| Recency | 22 July 2003 | 10 November 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 8 nm |
RTX A500 has a 9141% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 18 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1525% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX A500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 3000 in performance tests.
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