Radeon R9 380 OEM vs Quadro FX 3000
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1479 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Rankine (2003−2005) | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | NV35 | Antigua |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 July 2003 (22 years ago) | 5 May 2015 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $203 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
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 cores | no data | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 918 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 135 million | 5,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 190 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 3.200 | 102.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 3.29 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 32 |
| TMUs | 8 | 112 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 448 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
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 | AGP 8x | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 221 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x Molex | 2x 6-pin |
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 | DDR | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 425 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 27.2 GB/s | 176.0 GB/s |
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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0a | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 1.5 (2.1) | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 July 2003 | 5 May 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 28 nm |
R9 380 OEM has an age advantage of 11 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 364% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 3000 and Radeon R9 380 OEM. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro FX 3000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon R9 380 OEM is a desktop one.
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