Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 670

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Combined performance score

GTX 670
13.76

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 670 by 90% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking347190
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money3.416.16
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameGK104N19E-Q1
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date10 May 2012 (11 years old)27 May 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data
Current price$22 (0.1x MSRP)$2393
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3000 Mobile has 81% better value for money than GTX 670.

Technical specs

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 cores13441920
CUDA cores1344no data
Core clock speed915 MHz945 MHz
Boost clock speed980 MHz1380 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt80 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate102.5 billion/sec198.7
Floating-point performance2,459.5 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 670 and Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length9.5" (24.1 cm)no data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsTwo 6-pinno data
SLI options+no data

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256-bit GDDR5192 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/s14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPortNo outputs
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC supportno data+
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+no data
3D Gaming+no data
3D Vision+no data
VR Readyno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

GTX 670 13.76
RTX 3000 Mobile 26.10
+89.7%

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 670 by 90% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 670 5335
RTX 3000 Mobile 10116
+89.6%

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 670 by 90% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 670 7000
RTX 3000 Mobile 14842
+112%

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 670 by 112% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD50−55
−90%
95
+90%
4K45−50
−95.6%
88
+95.6%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 13.76 26.10
Recency 10 May 2012 27 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 80 Watt

The Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 670 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 670 is a desktop card while Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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

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