GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile vs Quadro FX 3700

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Combined performance score

FX 3700
0.98

GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile outperforms Quadro FX 3700 by 3682% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking1068119
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.02no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameG92GN20-E5 GA104
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date8 January 2008 (16 years old)4 January 2021 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,599 no data
Current price$256 (0.2x MSRP)no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1125120
Core clock speed500 MHz780 - 1100 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1290 - 1620 MHz
Number of transistors754 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)78 Watt125 Watt
Texture fill rate28.00287.0
Floating-point performance280 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on Quadro FX 3700 and GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

Memory

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 MB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1600 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s320.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Video outputs and ports

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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMIno data+

API support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.5
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA1.18.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 3700 0.98
RTX 3070 Mobile 37.06
+3682%

GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile outperforms Quadro FX 3700 by 3682% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

FX 3700 380
RTX 3070 Mobile 14364
+3680%

GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile outperforms Quadro FX 3700 by 3680% in Passmark.

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 HD3−4
−3800%
117
+3800%
1440p2−3
−3750%
77
+3750%
4K1−2
−4800%
49
+4800%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.98 37.06
Recency 8 January 2008 4 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 78 Watt 125 Watt

The GeForce RTX 3070 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 3070 Mobile is a notebook one.


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

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