GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile vs Quadro FX 3500

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Quadro FX 1700 Quadro FX 1800 Quadro FX 3000 Quadro FX 3000G Quadro FX 3400 Quadro FX 3450 Quadro FX 3500 Quadro FX 3700 Quadro FX 3800 Quadro FX 4600 Quadro FX 4800 Quadro FX 5800
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RTX 3050 4GB Mobile RTX 3050 6GB Mobile RTX 3050 A Mobile RTX 3050 Max-Q RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh 6 GB RTX 3050 Mobile RTX 3050 Mobile Refresh RTX 3050 Mobile Refresh 4 GB RTX 3050 Mobile Refresh 6 GB RTX 3050 Ti Max-Q RTX 3050 Ti Mobile RTX 3060 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 3500 with GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile, including specs and performance data.

FX 3500
2006
256 MB GDDR3, 80 Watt
0.67

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile outperforms FX 3500 by a whopping 3822% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

FX 3500 FX 3500
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile RTX 3050 Ti Mobile

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1175205
Place by popularitynot in top-10090
Power efficiency0.5824.33
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameG71GA106
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date22 May 2006 (18 years ago)11 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,599 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 data2560
Core clock speed450 MHz735 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1035 MHz
Number of transistors278 million13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate9.00082.80
Floating-point processing powerno data5.299 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs2080
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

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
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length173 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount256 MB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed660 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth42.24 GB/s192.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model3.06.6
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA-8.6

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.

FX 3500 0.67
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 26.28
+3822%

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 3500 259
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 10139
+3815%

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 HD1−2
−7400%
75
+7400%
1440p1−2
−4200%
43
+4200%
4K0−127

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 62
+0%
62
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
+0%
60
+0%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 59
+0%
59
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Hitman 3 80
+0%
80
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 143
+0%
143
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 98
+0%
98
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 231
+0%
231
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35
+0%
35
+0%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45
+0%
45
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Hitman 3 77
+0%
77
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 114
+0%
114
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 78
+0%
78
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 105
+0%
105
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 203
+0%
203
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 26
+0%
26
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+0%
40
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Hitman 3 67
+0%
67
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 92
+0%
92
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90
+0%
90
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50
+0%
50
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 28
+0%
28
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 81
+0%
81
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 26
+0%
26
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 22
+0%
22
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Hitman 3 46
+0%
46
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 69
+0%
69
+0%
Metro Exodus 60
+0%
60
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 61
+0%
61
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 139
+0%
139
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 56
+0%
56
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Hitman 3 20
+0%
20
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Metro Exodus 47
+0%
47
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
+0%
29
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+0%
10
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 34
+0%
34
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10
+0%
10
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 29
+0%
29
+0%

This is how FX 3500 and RTX 3050 Ti Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 7400% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 4200% faster in 1440p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.67 26.28
Recency 22 May 2006 11 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 4 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 75 Watt

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile has a 3822.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 1025% more advanced lithography process, and 6.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 3500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 3500 is a workstation card while GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is a notebook 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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