Radeon R5 (Carrizo) vs Quadro FX 3700

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 3700 with Radeon R5 (Carrizo), including specs and performance data.

FX 3700
2008, $1,599
512 MB GDDR3, 78 Watt
0.89

R5 (Carrizo) outperforms FX 3700 by an impressive 91% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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R5 (Carrizo) R5 (Carrizo)

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1187988
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.883.73
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016)
GPU code nameG92Carrizo
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date8 January 2008 (18 years ago)4 June 2015 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,599 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores112256
Core clock speed500 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data800 MHz
Number of transistors754 million2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)78 Watt12-35 Watt
Texture fill rate28.00no data
Floating-point processing power0.28 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs56no data
L2 Cache64 KBno data

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 datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
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 typeGDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount512 MBno data
Memory bus width256 Bit64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Videono data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL3.3no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA1.1-

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
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Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
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4−5
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Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
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6−7
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Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 4−5
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4−5
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Counter-Strike 2 1−2
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1−2
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Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
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4−5
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Far Cry 5 4−5
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4−5
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Fortnite 7−8
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7−8
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Forza Horizon 4 9−10
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9−10
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Forza Horizon 5 3−4
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3−4
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Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
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6−7
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
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10−11
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Valorant 35−40
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35−40
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Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 4−5
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4−5
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Counter-Strike 2 1−2
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1−2
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 35−40
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35−40
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Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
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4−5
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Dota 2 20−22
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20−22
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Far Cry 5 4−5
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4−5
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Fortnite 7−8
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7−8
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Forza Horizon 4 9−10
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9−10
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Forza Horizon 5 3−4
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3−4
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Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
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2−3
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Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
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6−7
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Metro Exodus 3−4
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3−4
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
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10−11
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
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7−8
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Valorant 35−40
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35−40
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Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 4−5
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4−5
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Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
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4−5
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Dota 2 20−22
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20−22
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Far Cry 5 4−5
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4−5
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Forza Horizon 4 9−10
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9−10
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Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
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6−7
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
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10−11
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
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7−8
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Valorant 35−40
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35−40
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Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 7−8
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7−8
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1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
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5−6
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14
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12−14
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
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16−18
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Valorant 10−11
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10−11
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1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
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1−2
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Far Cry 5 2−3
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2−3
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Forza Horizon 4 4−5
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4−5
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Hogwarts Legacy 2−3
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2−3
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
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1440p
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
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3−4
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4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
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14−16
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Valorant 8−9
+0%
8−9
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4K
Ultra

Dota 2 3−4
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3−4
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Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
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4K
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
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All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 53 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.89 1.70
Recency 8 January 2008 4 June 2015
Chip lithography 65 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 78 Watt 12 Watt

R5 (Carrizo) has a 91% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 550% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R5 (Carrizo) is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 3700 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 3700 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon R5 (Carrizo) is a notebook one.

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