Quadro FX 4700 X2 vs FX 3700

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Aggregate performance score

FX 3700
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 78 Watt
0.98

FX 4700 X2 outperforms FX 3700 by an impressive 79% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking1075887
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.02no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameG92G92
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date8 January 2008 (16 years ago)18 April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,599 $2,999
Current price$256 (0.2x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

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 cores112128
Core clock speed500 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors754 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)78 Watt226 Watt
Texture fill rate28.0038.40
Floating-point performance280 gflops2x 384.0 gflops

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1600 MHz1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s51.2 GB/s

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-Video2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model4.04.0
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA1.11.1

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
FX 4700 X2 1.75
+78.6%

FX 4700 X2 outperforms FX 3700 by 79% based on our aggregate 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 377
FX 4700 X2 676
+79.3%

FX 4700 X2 outperforms FX 3700 by 79% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.98 1.75
Recency 8 January 2008 18 April 2008
Cost $1599 $2999
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 1 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 78 Watt 226 Watt

The Quadro FX 4700 X2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 3700 in performance tests.


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