Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q vs GeForce 3 Go

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance rankingnot rated151
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Architectureno dataTuring (2018−2021)
GPU code nameno dataN19E-Q3 MAX-Q
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date1 February 2002 (22 years ago)27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Current price$387 no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data2560
Core clock speedno data780 - 960 MHz
Boost clock speed250 MHz1380 - 1485 MHz
Number of transistors27 Million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)2 Watt80 - 90 Watt
Texture fill rateno data220.8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce 3 Go and Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizemedium sizedlarge
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDRGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount64 MB8 GB
Memory bus width32 / 64 / 128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data14000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data416.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno dataNo outputs
G-SYNC supportno data+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXDDR12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.5
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkanno data1.2.131
CUDAno data7.5

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 February 2002 27 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 150 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 2 Watt 80 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce 3 Go and Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 3 Go is a notebook graphics card while Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation one.


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