RTX A1000 Mobile vs Quadro FX 3500M

Place in the ranking	1145	219
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.11	no data
Power efficiency	1.22	28.77
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	G71	GA107
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	1 March 2007 (17 years ago)	30 March 2022 (2 years 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	2048
Core clock speed	575 MHz	630 MHz
Boost clock speed	575 MHz	1140 MHz
Number of transistors	278 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	60 Watt
Texture fill rate	13.80	72.96
Floating-point processing power	no data	4.669 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	32
TMUs	24	64
Tensor Cores	no data	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	16

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	medium sized
Interface	MXM-III	PCIe 4.0 x8

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	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	600 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	176.0 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	-	8.6

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 3500M 0.79

RTX A1000 Mobile 24.74
+3032%

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 A1000 Mobile 9545
+3019%

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	2−3 −3400%	70 +3400%
1440p	0−1	28

Cost per frame, $

1080p

50.00

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−1933%

61
+1933%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −920%	50−55 +920%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1467%	45−50 +1467%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1567%	50 +1567%
Far Cry 5	0−1	50−55
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −6000%	60−65 +6000%
Hitman 3	5−6 −820%	45−50 +820%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −800%	100−110 +800%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	60−65
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −1000%	75−80 +1000%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −219%	95−100 +219%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −920%	50−55 +920%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1467%	45−50 +1467%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1133%	37 +1133%
Far Cry 5	0−1	50−55
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −6000%	60−65 +6000%
Hitman 3	5−6 −820%	45−50 +820%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −800%	100−110 +800%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	60−65
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −1143%	87 +1143%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −400%	50−55 +400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −219%	95−100 +219%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −920%	50−55 +920%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1467%	45−50 +1467%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −867%	29 +867%
Far Cry 5	0−1	50−55
Hitman 3	5−6 −820%	45−50 +820%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −800%	100−110 +800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −986%	76 +986%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −330%	43 +330%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +19.2%	26 −19.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

0−1

60−65

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	40−45
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −3400%	35−40 +3400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	24−27
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −2600%	27−30 +2600%
Hitman 3	7−8 −286%	27−30 +286%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −1075%	45−50 +1075%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	27−30
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −4300%	130−140 +4300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−1167%

35−40
+1167%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

18−20

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	12−14
Far Cry 5	0−1	12−14

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−900%

20−22
+900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50 +0%	50 +0%
Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	33 +0%	33 +0%
Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	25 +0%	25 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	22 +0%	22 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Hitman 3	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

This is how FX 3500M and RTX A1000 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX A1000 Mobile is 3400% faster in 1080p

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the FX 3500M is 19% faster.
in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX A1000 Mobile is 6000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

FX 3500M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
RTX A1000 Mobile is ahead in 34 tests (57%)
there's a draw in 25 tests (42%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.79	24.74
Recency	1 March 2007	30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	90 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	60 Watt

FX 3500M has 33.3% lower power consumption.

RTX A1000 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 3031.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A1000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 3500M in performance tests.

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