Quadro FX 3500 vs GeForce 7800 GT

Place in the ranking	1190	1177
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.68	0.58
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	G70	G71
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	11 August 2005 (19 years ago)	22 May 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$449	$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

7800 GT and FX 3500 have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Core clock speed	400 MHz	450 MHz
Number of transistors	302 million	278 million
Manufacturing process technology	110 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	8.000	9.000
ROPs	16	16
TMUs	20	20

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	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	226 mm	173 mm
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	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	GDDR3	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	256 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	500 MHz	660 MHz
Memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	42.24 GB/s

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 Connectors

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	3.0	3.0
OpenGL	2.1	2.1
OpenCL	N/A	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

7800 GT 0.63

FX 3500 0.67
+6.3%

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.

7800 GT 244

FX 3500 259
+6.1%

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	0.63	0.67
Recency	11 August 2005	22 May 2006
Chip lithography	110 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt

7800 GT has 23.1% lower power consumption.

FX 3500, on the other hand, has a 6.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, and a 22.2% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce 7800 GT and Quadro FX 3500.

Be aware that GeForce 7800 GT is a desktop card while Quadro FX 3500 is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.