GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile vs Quadro FX 3500M

Place in the ranking	1152	18
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.11	no data
Architecture	G7x (2005−2007)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	G71GLM	GN21-X11
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	1 March 2007 (17 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$99.99	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	32	9728
Core clock speed	8 MHz	1335 MHz
Boost clock speed	575 MHz	2040 MHz
Number of transistors	278 million	45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	150 Watt (80 - 150 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	13.80	515.3
ROPs	16	112
TMUs	24	304

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 size	large	large
Interface	MXM-III	PCIe 4.0 x16

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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz	20000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	576.0 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 Connectors

No outputs

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	3.0	6.7
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	-	8.9

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 3500M 0.79

RTX 4090 Mobile 72.24
+9044%

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 3500M 306

RTX 4090 Mobile 27862
+9005%

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	1−2 −17700%	178 +17700%
1440p	1−2 −13100%	132 +13100%
4K	0−1	85

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−5100%

156
+5100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −2180%	110−120 +2180%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −3400%	100−110 +3400%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −4633%	142 +4633%
Far Cry 5	0−1	100−110
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −13100%	130−140 +13100%
Hitman 3	5−6 −3260%	168 +3260%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −1650%	210−220 +1650%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	110−120
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −2986%	210−220 +2986%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −368%	140−150 +368%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −2180%	110−120 +2180%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −3400%	100−110 +3400%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −4433%	136 +4433%
Far Cry 5	0−1	100−110
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −13100%	130−140 +13100%
Hitman 3	5−6 −3240%	167 +3240%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −1650%	210−220 +1650%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	110−120
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −5429%	387 +5429%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −1030%	110−120 +1030%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −368%	140−150 +368%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −2180%	110−120 +2180%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −3400%	100−110 +3400%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −4067%	125 +4067%
Far Cry 5	0−1	100−110
Hitman 3	5−6 −2940%	152 +2940%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −2442%	305 +2442%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −5186%	370 +5186%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −1940%	204 +1940%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −287%	120 +287%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

0−1

110−120

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	110−120
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −8400%	85−90 +8400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	60−65
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −9400%	95 +9400%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −6300%	60−65 +6300%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1871%	138 +1871%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −6225%	253 +6225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	164
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −7400%	220−230 +7400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−3033%

90−95
+3033%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

50−55

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −4000%	40−45 +4000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	78
Far Cry 5	0−1	35−40

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−2550%

50−55
+2550%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Battlefield 5	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	187 +0%	187 +0%
Battlefield 5	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	161 +0%	161 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	128 +0%	128 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	260−270 +0%	260−270 +0%
Metro Exodus	128 +0%	128 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	294 +0%	294 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Hitman 3	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65 +0%	65 +0%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150 +0%	150 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	48 +0%	48 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	156 +0%	156 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	69 +0%	69 +0%

This is how FX 3500M and RTX 4090 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 Mobile is 17700% faster in 1080p
RTX 4090 Mobile is 13100% faster in 1440p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 4090 Mobile is 13100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 4090 Mobile is ahead in 35 tests (58%)
there's a draw in 25 tests (42%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.79	72.24
Recency	1 March 2007	3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	16 GB
Chip lithography	90 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	150 Watt

FX 3500M has 233.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 9044.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1700% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 3500M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 3500M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.