FX 3800M vs P4000

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General info

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

Place in performance ranking171925
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money25.230.08
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code nameGP104N10E-GLM4
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date6 February 2017 (7 years old)20 December 2009 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$815 no data
Current price$485 (0.6x MSRP)$199
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro P4000 has 31438% better value for money than FX 3800M.

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 cores1792128
Core clock speed1202 MHz675 MHz
Boost clock speed1480 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,200 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate165.843.20
Floating-point performance5,304 gflops422.4 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Quadro P4000 and Quadro FX 3800M 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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Length241 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount8 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed7604 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s64 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectors4x DisplayPortNo outputs
Display Port1.4no data

Technologies

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

Optimus+no data
3D Stereo+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.

DirectX1211.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.53.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA6.1+

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.

Quadro P4000
30.09
+1893%

P4000 outperforms FX 3800M by 1893% in our combined 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%

Quadro P4000 11665
+1894%
FX 3800M 585

P4000 outperforms FX 3800M by 1894% 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 HD68
+100%
34
−100%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+1175%
4−5
−1175%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 50−55
+2600%
2−3
−2600%
Battlefield 5 90−95 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+710%
10−11
−710%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+1175%
4−5
−1175%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+2533%
3−4
−2533%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
+2467%
3−4
−2467%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+2325%
4−5
−2325%
Hitman 3 90−95
+4550%
2−3
−4550%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+6400%
1−2
−6400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+1125%
4−5
−1125%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+886%
7−8
−886%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+2750%
2−3
−2750%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 50−55
+2600%
2−3
−2600%
Battlefield 5 90−95 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+710%
10−11
−710%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+1175%
4−5
−1175%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+2533%
3−4
−2533%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
+2467%
3−4
−2467%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+2325%
4−5
−2325%
Hitman 3 90−95
+4550%
2−3
−4550%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+6400%
1−2
−6400%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+2500%
2−3
−2500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+1125%
4−5
−1125%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+886%
7−8
−886%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 77
+1825%
4−5
−1825%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+2750%
2−3
−2750%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 50−55
+2600%
2−3
−2600%
Battlefield 5 90−95 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+1175%
4−5
−1175%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+2533%
3−4
−2533%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
+2467%
3−4
−2467%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+2325%
4−5
−2325%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 41
+925%
4−5
−925%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+2750%
2−3
−2750%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+1100%
4−5
−1100%
Hitman 3 50−55
+1200%
4−5
−1200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+486%
7−8
−486%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+3000%
1−2
−3000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+950%
4−5
−950%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+3200%
1−2
−3200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+3100%
1−2
−3100%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+2100%
3−4
−2100%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+2550%
2−3
−2550%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+2800%
2−3
−2800%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+1967%
3−4
−1967%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+2000%
2−3
−2000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Hitman 3 27−30
+1350%
2−3
−1350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+250%
6−7
−250%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+3300%
1−2
−3300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20 0−1
Battlefield 5 35−40
+3500%
1−2
−3500%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9 0−1
Far Cry 5 27−30
+800%
3−4
−800%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+500%
5−6
−500%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+4000%
1−2
−4000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16 0−1

This is how Quadro P4000 and FX 3800M compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • Quadro P4000 is 100% faster than FX 3800M

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Quadro P4000 is 6400% faster than the FX 3800M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Quadro P4000 surpassed FX 3800M in all 32 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 30.09 1.51
Recency 6 February 2017 20 December 2009
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB
Pipelines / CUDA cores 1792 128
Memory bandwidth 192 64
Chip lithography 16 nm 55 nm

The Quadro P4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 3800M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P4000 is a workstation card while Quadro FX 3800M is a mobile workstation one.


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