FX 3700M vs FX 2800M

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NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
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  • Interface MXM-B (3.0)
  • Core clock speed 600
  • Max video memory 1024 MB
  • Memory type GDDR3
  • Memory clock speed 1000
  • Maximum resolution
NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M
NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M
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  • Interface MXM-HE
  • Core clock speed 550
  • Max video memory 1024 MB
  • Memory type GDDR3
  • Memory clock speed 800
  • Maximum resolution
Price now 163$
Games supported 51%

General info

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

Place in performance rating993966
Value for money0.020.02
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code nameNB10-GLM3NB9E-GLM3
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date1 December 2009 (13 years old)14 August 2008 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$925
Current price$140 $163 (0.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores96128
Core clock speed600 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors754 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm65 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)75 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate28.8035.20
Floating-point performance288 gflops352.0 gflops

Dimensions and compatibility

Information on Quadro FX 2800M and Quadro FX 3700M 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 sizelargelarge
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)MXM-HE

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s51.2 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API support

APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model4.04.0
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA++

Benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.


Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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.

FX 2800M 1.07
FX 3700M 1.15
+7.5%
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  • 3DMark Vantage Performance

Passmark

This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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: 24%

FX 2800M 422
FX 3700M 456
+8.1%

Quadro FX 3700M outperforms Quadro FX 2800M by 8% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 16%

FX 2800M 5783
+14.4%
FX 3700M 5053

Quadro FX 2800M outperforms Quadro FX 3700M by 14% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS

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

Full HD31no data

Popular games

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    Medium Preset
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    High Preset
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    Ultra Preset
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    High Preset
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  • 4K
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    Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
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4−5
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Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
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1−2
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
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10−11
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Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
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Forza Horizon 4 0−1 1−2
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
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7−8
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Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
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1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
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10−11
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Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
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4−5
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Forza Horizon 4 0−1 1−2
Metro Exodus 3−4
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3−4
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Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
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3−4
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
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7−8
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
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3−4
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Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
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1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 1−2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
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Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
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Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
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2−3
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Hitman 3 2−3
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2−3
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Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
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3−4
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Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
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1−2
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Far Cry 5 4−5
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4−5
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Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
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Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 1.07 1.15
Recency 1 December 2009 14 August 2008
Memory bandwidth 64 51.2
Pipelines / CUDA cores 96 128
Chip lithography 55 nm 65 nm

Technical City couldn't decide between

NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
Quadro FX 2800M

and

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M
Quadro FX 3700M

The differences in performance seem too small.


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Competitors of Quadro FX 2800M by AMD

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Quadro FX 2800M from AMD is FirePro M2000, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 3 positions in our rating.

AMD FirePro M2000 FirePro M2000
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Here are some closest AMD rivals to Quadro FX 2800M:

FirePro M7740 186.92
FirePro M5800 122.43
Quadro FX 2800M 100

Competitors of Quadro FX 3700M by AMD

According to our data, the closest equivalent to Quadro FX 3700M by AMD is FirePro M2000, which is slower by 7% and lower by 24 positions in our rating.

AMD FirePro M2000 FirePro M2000
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Here are some closest AMD rivals to Quadro FX 3700M:

FirePro M7740 173.91
FirePro M5800 113.91
Quadro FX 3700M 100

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