GeForce RTX 3070 Ti vs Quadro FX 3800

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Aggregate performance score

FX 3800
2009
1 GB GDDR3, 108 Watt
2.06

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti outperforms Quadro FX 3800 by a whopping 2870% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking83527
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.2224.55
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGT200BAmpere GA104
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date30 March 2009 (15 years ago)31 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799 $599
Current price$171 (0.2x MSRP)$757 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3070 Ti has 11059% better value for money than FX 3800.

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 cores1926144
Core clock speed600 MHz1575 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1770 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)108 Watt290 Watt
Texture fill rate38.40339.8
Floating-point performance462.3 gflopsno 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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length198 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 12-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 typeGDDR3GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1600 MHz19000 MHz
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s608.3 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMIno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.6
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA1.38.6

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 3800 2.06
RTX 3070 Ti 61.19
+2870%

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti outperforms Quadro FX 3800 by 2870% 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 3800 797
RTX 3070 Ti 23653
+2868%

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti outperforms Quadro FX 3800 by 2868% 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 HD6−7
−2950%
183
+2950%
1440p3−4
−3400%
105
+3400%
4K2−3
−3350%
69
+3350%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.06 61.19
Recency 30 March 2009 31 May 2021
Cost $799 $599
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt 290 Watt

The GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 3800 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 3800 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is a desktop one.


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