GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Max-Q vs Quadro FX 370 LP
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1391 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.76 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | G98 | GA107 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 6 November 2008 (16 years ago) | 11 May 2021 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $129 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 cores | 8 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 540 MHz | 735 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1035 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 210 million | 8,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.320 | 82.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.01728 TFLOPS | 5.299 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 32 |
| TMUs | 8 | 80 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 80 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 20 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 198 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | DDR2 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 500 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 8 GB/s | 176.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | 1x DMS-59 | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 November 2008 | 11 May 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 75 Watt |
FX 370 LP has 200% lower power consumption.
RTX 3050 Ti Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 12 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 712.5% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 370 LP and GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro FX 370 LP is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Max-Q is a notebook one.
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