Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs Quadro FX 3500M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 3500M with Radeon RX 7900 XTX, including specs and performance data.

FX 3500M
2007
512 MB GDDR3, 45 Watt
0.69

7900 XTX outperforms 3500M by a whopping 10155% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking120618
Place by popularitynot in top-10056
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.1142.84
Power efficiency1.2416.06
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)
GPU code nameG71Navi 31
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date1 March 2007 (18 years ago)3 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99.99 $999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

RX 7900 XTX has 38845% better value for money than FX 3500M.

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 cores326144
Core clock speed575 MHz1929 MHz
Boost clock speed575 MHz2498 MHz
Number of transistors278 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt355 Watt
Texture fill rate13.80959.2
Floating-point processing powerno data61.39 TFLOPS
ROPs16192
TMUs24384
Ray Tracing Coresno data96
L0 Cacheno data3 MB
L1 Cacheno data3 MB
L2 Cacheno data6 MB
L3 Cacheno data96 MB

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-IIIPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data287 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 8-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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed600 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth38.4 GB/s960.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

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/A2.2
VulkanN/A1.3

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

FX 3500M 0.69
RX 7900 XTX 70.76
+10155%

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
Samples: 3
RX 7900 XTX 31290
+10125%
Samples: 8573

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 HD2−3
−11900%
240
+11900%
1440p1−2
−15800%
159
+15800%
4K0−1100

Cost per frame, $

1080p50.00
−1101%
4.16
+1101%
1440p99.99
−1491%
6.28
+1491%
4Kno data9.99
  • RX 7900 XTX has 1101% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 7900 XTX has 1491% lower cost per frame in 1440p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−12400%
250
+12400%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−3533%
218
+3533%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−11900%
240
+11900%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−21100%
212
+21100%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−6660%
338
+6660%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−3000%
186
+3000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2088%
170−180
+2088%
Valorant 27−30
−1493%
450−500
+1493%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 20−22
−1290%
270−280
+1290%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−10750%
217
+10750%
Dota 2 12−14
−1415%
197
+1415%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−20400%
205
+20400%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−6500%
330
+6500%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−2617%
163
+2617%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−23800%
239
+23800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2088%
170−180
+2088%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−8983%
545
+8983%
Valorant 27−30
−1493%
450−500
+1493%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−10250%
207
+10250%
Dota 2 12−14
−1269%
178
+1269%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−18800%
189
+18800%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−5800%
295
+5800%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−2500%
156
+2500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2088%
170−180
+2088%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−4867%
298
+4867%
Valorant 27−30
−1493%
450−500
+1493%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−8800%
267
+8800%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 3−4
−17100%
500−550
+17100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−2400%
170−180
+2400%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 146
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−14400%
290
+14400%
Hogwarts Legacy 1−2
−12700%
128
+12700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−23700%
238
+23700%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 1−2
−15000%
150−160
+15000%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−1140%
186
+1140%
Valorant 4−5
−8150%
300−350
+8150%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−4700%
95−100
+4700%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−3850%
75−80
+3850%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 355
+0%
355
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 348
+0%
348
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 269
+0%
269
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 339
+0%
339
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 254
+0%
254
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 175
+0%
175
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
High

Grand Theft Auto V 165
+0%
165
+0%
Metro Exodus 161
+0%
161
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Far Cry 5 187
+0%
187
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 67
+0%
67
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Metro Exodus 108
+0%
108
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 197
+0%
197
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 43
+0%
43
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 73
+0%
73
+0%
Dota 2 159
+0%
159
+0%
Far Cry 5 159
+0%
159
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 227
+0%
227
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 69
+0%
69
+0%

This is how FX 3500M and RX 7900 XTX compete in popular games:

  • RX 7900 XTX is 11900% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900 XTX is 15800% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 7900 XTX is 23800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 7900 XTX performs better in 37 tests (57%)
  • there's a draw in 28 tests (43%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.69 70.76
Recency 1 March 2007 3 November 2022
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 24 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 355 Watt

FX 3500M has 688.9% lower power consumption.

RX 7900 XTX, on the other hand, has a 10155.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1700% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900 XTX is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 3500M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 3500M is a mobile workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 7900 XTX is a desktop one.

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