RTX A2000 vs Quadro FX 3500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 3500 and RTX A2000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FX 3500
2006
256 MB GDDR3, 80 Watt
0.67

RTX A2000 outperforms FX 3500 by a whopping 5204% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1181140
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data86.02
Power efficiency0.5734.81
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameG71GA106
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date22 May 2006 (18 years ago)10 August 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,599 $449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FX 3500 and RTX A2000 have a nearly equal value for money.

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 data3328
Core clock speed450 MHz562 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1200 MHz
Number of transistors278 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate9.000124.8
Floating-point processing powerno data7.987 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs20104
Tensor Coresno data104
Ray Tracing Coresno data26

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length173 mm167 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 MB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed660 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth42.24 GB/s288.0 GB/s

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-Video4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model3.06.8
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
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 A2000 35.54
+5204%

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 A2000 13694
+5187%

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
−9300%
94
+9300%
1440p0−144
4K0−128

Cost per frame, $

1080p1599.004.78
1440pno data10.20
4Kno data16.04

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.67 35.54
Recency 22 May 2006 10 August 2021
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 6 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 70 Watt

RTX A2000 has a 5204.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 1025% more advanced lithography process, and 14.3% lower power consumption.

The RTX A2000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 3500 in performance tests.


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