GeForce Go 7700 vs Quadro FX 3700

Place in the ranking	1129	1280
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.01	no data
Power efficiency	0.85	no data
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	G92	G73
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	8 January 2008 (17 years ago)	1 August 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,599	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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	112	17
Core clock speed	500 MHz	450 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	450 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	177 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	78 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	28.00	5.400
Floating-point processing power	0.28 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	8
TMUs	56	12

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	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data

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	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	512 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	16 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

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

No outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	4.0	3.0
OpenGL	3.3	2.1
OpenCL	1.1	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	1.1	-

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.

FX 3700 0.83
+152%

Go 7700 0.33

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 3700 372
+153%

Go 7700 147

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Valorant	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Valorant	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Valorant	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

4−5

+0%

4−5

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

0−1

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 29 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.83	0.33
Recency	8 January 2008	1 August 2006
Chip lithography	65 nm	90 nm

FX 3700 has a 151.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro FX 3700 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 7700 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 3700 is a workstation card while GeForce Go 7700 is a notebook one.

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