RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation vs Quadro FX 3700

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 3700 and RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FX 3700
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 78 Watt
0.98

RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation outperforms FX 3700 by a whopping 5407% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking111348
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Power efficiency0.8652.86
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameG92AD104
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date8 January 2008 (16 years ago)21 March 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,599 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1126144
Core clock speed500 MHz720 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1560 MHz
Number of transistors754 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)78 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate28.00299.5
Floating-point processing power0.28 TFLOPS19.17 TFLOPS
ROPs1680
TMUs56192
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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 4.0 x16
Length267 mm168 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 MB20 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit160 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s280.0 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-Video4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.8
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA1.18.9

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. 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 4000 SFF Ada Generation 53.97
+5407%

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 377
RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation 20796
+5416%

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 53.97
Recency 8 January 2008 21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 20 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 78 Watt 70 Watt

RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation has a 5407.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 3900% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 1200% more advanced lithography process, and 11.4% lower power consumption.

The RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 3700 in performance tests.


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