Quadro FX 3000 vs GeForce 7950 GT

Place in the ranking	1125	1404
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.05	no data
Power efficiency	0.95	no data
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code name	G71	NV35
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	6 August 2006 (18 years ago)	22 July 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$114.95	$203

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

7950 GT and FX 3000 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	550 MHz	400 MHz
Number of transistors	278 million	135 million
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	13.20	3.200
ROPs	16	4
TMUs	24	8

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	AGP 8x
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x Molex

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	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	256 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	425 MHz
Memory bandwidth	44.8 GB/s	27.2 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)	9.0a
Shader Model	3.0	no data
OpenGL	2.1	1.5 (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.

7950 GT 0.90
+400%

FX 3000 0.18

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.

7950 GT 347
+403%

FX 3000 69

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	0.90	0.18
Recency	6 August 2006	22 July 2003
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	256 MB
Chip lithography	90 nm	130 nm

7950 GT has a 400% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce 7950 GT is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 3000 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 7950 GT is a desktop card while Quadro FX 3000 is a workstation one.

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