GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile vs Quadro FX 3000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 3000 with GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

FX 3000
2003, $203
256 MB DDR
0.16

RTX 4080 Mobile outperforms FX 3000 by a whopping 36838% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking147144
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data41.41
ArchitectureRankine (2003−2005)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNV35AD104
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date22 July 2003 (22 years ago)3 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$203 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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.

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data7424
Core clock speed400 MHz1290 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1665 MHz
Number of transistors135 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data110 Watt
Texture fill rate3.200386.3
Floating-point processing powerno data24.72 TFLOPS
ROPs480
TMUs8232
Tensor Coresno data232
Ray Tracing Coresno data58
L1 Cacheno data7.3 MB
L2 Cacheno data48 MB

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfaceAGP 8xPCIe 4.0 x16
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x Molexno data

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 amount256 MB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed425 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth27.2 GB/s432.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK support

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

DirectX9.0a12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGL1.5 (2.1)4.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.9
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

FX 3000 0.16
RTX 4080 Mobile 59.10
+36838%

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.

FX 3000 69
Samples: 14
RTX 4080 Mobile 24834
+35891%
Samples: 3109

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 HD-0−1150
1440p-0−1100
4K-0−167

Cost per frame, $

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 149
+0%
149
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 215
+0%
215
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 143
+0%
143
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 171
+0%
171
+0%
Fortnite 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 196
+0%
196
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 124
+0%
124
+0%
Dota 2 178
+0%
178
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 161
+0%
161
+0%
Fortnite 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 157
+0%
157
+0%
Metro Exodus 146
+0%
146
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 334
+0%
334
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 121
+0%
121
+0%
Dota 2 165
+0%
165
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 151
+0%
151
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 172
+0%
172
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 149
+0%
149
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 122
+0%
122
+0%
Metro Exodus 102
+0%
102
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 82
+0%
82
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 140
+0%
140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140
+0%
140
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 71
+0%
71
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 144
+0%
144
+0%
Metro Exodus 67
+0%
67
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 117
+0%
117
+0%
Valorant 336
+0%
336
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
+0%
39
+0%
Dota 2 157
+0%
157
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 91
+0%
91
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.16 59.10
Recency 22 July 2003 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 12 GB
Chip lithography 130 nm 4 nm

RTX 4080 Mobile has a 36837.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 19 years, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 3150% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 3000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 3000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile is a notebook one.

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