GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile vs Quadro FX 3700

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 3700 with GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

FX 3700
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 78 Watt
0.88

RTX 2050 Mobile outperforms FX 3700 by a whopping 1840% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1136314
Place by popularitynot in top-10026
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Power efficiency0.8428.20
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameG92GA107
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date8 January 2008 (17 years ago)17 December 2021 (3 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.

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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 cores1122048
Core clock speed500 MHz1185 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1477 MHz
Number of transistors754 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology65 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)78 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate28.0094.53
Floating-point processing power0.28 TFLOPS6.05 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs5664
Tensor Coresno data256
Ray Tracing Coresno data32

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length267 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s112.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.6
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA1.18.6
DLSS-+

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
−2000%
42
+2000%
1440p1−2
−3100%
32
+3100%
4K1−2
−2700%
28
+2700%

Cost per frame, $

1080p799.50no data
1440p1599.00no data
4K1599.00no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 74
+0%
74
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 47
+0%
47
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 67
+0%
67
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 42
+0%
42
+0%
Far Cry 5 59
+0%
59
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 62
+0%
62
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 35
+0%
35
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40
+0%
40
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 29
+0%
29
+0%
Dota 2 118
+0%
118
+0%
Far Cry 5 53
+0%
53
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 53
+0%
53
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 68
+0%
68
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 26
+0%
26
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 58
+0%
58
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
+0%
25
+0%
Dota 2 110
+0%
110
+0%
Far Cry 5 49
+0%
49
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 19
+0%
19
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 33
+0%
33
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 37
+0%
37
+0%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 37
+0%
37
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Valorant 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Dota 2 34
+0%
34
+0%
Far Cry 5 18
+0%
18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

This is how FX 3700 and RTX 2050 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2050 Mobile is 2000% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2050 Mobile is 3100% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2050 Mobile is 2700% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.88 17.07
Recency 8 January 2008 17 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 4 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 78 Watt 45 Watt

RTX 2050 Mobile has a 1839.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 712.5% more advanced lithography process, and 73.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 3700 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 3700 is a workstation card while GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile is a notebook one.

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