Quadro FX 3700 vs K3100M

Place in performance ranking	555	1072
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.52	0.02
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	N15E-Q1-A2	G92
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	23 July 2013 (10 years old)	8 January 2008 (16 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,999	$1,599
Current price	$683 (0.3x MSRP)	$256 (0.2x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

K3100M has 2500% better value for money than FX 3700.

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 cores	768	112
Core clock speed	706 MHz	500 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	754 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	78 Watt
Texture fill rate	45.18	28.00
Floating-point performance	1,084 gflops	280 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Quadro K3100M and Quadro FX 3700 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 size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-pin

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3200 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	102.4 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no 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 Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Display Port	1.2	no data

Technologies

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

Optimus	+	no data
3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API support

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

DirectX	12	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	5	4.0
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	+	N/A
CUDA	+	1.1

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.

K3100M 5.86
+504%

FX 3700 0.97

K3100M outperforms FX 3700 by 504% based on our aggregated 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%

K3100M 2271
+502%

FX 3700 377

K3100M outperforms FX 3700 by 502% 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 HD	35 +600%	5−6 −600%
4K	17 +750%	2−3 −750%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−11
+900%

1−2

−900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7	0−1
Battlefield 5	18−20 +800%	2−3 −800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +800%	2−3 −800%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +533%	3−4 −533%
Hitman 3	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7	0−1
Battlefield 5	18−20 +800%	2−3 −800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +800%	2−3 −800%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +533%	3−4 −533%
Hitman 3	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 +600%	2−3 −600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7	0−1
Battlefield 5	18−20 +800%	2−3 −800%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +533%	3−4 −533%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7 +600%	1−2 −600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Hitman 3	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Metro Exodus	4−5	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry 5	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

This is how K3100M and FX 3700 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

K3100M is 600% faster than FX 3700

4K resolution:

K3100M is 750% faster than FX 3700

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	5.86	0.97
Recency	23 July 2013	8 January 2008
Cost	$1999	$1599
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	78 Watt