GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 vs Quadro FX 380M

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1386not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.87no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameGT218GA104
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date7 January 2010 (15 years ago)1 September 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$329

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 cores163584
Core clock speed606 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1777 MHz
Number of transistors260 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rate4.848199.0
Floating-point processing power0.04698 TFLOPS12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs448
TMUs8112
Tensor Coresno data112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28
L1 Cacheno data3.5 MB
L2 Cache32 KB3 MB

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
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB12 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed790 MHz1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth12.64 GB/s360.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.16.6
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA+8.6
DLSS-+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 January 2010 1 September 2021
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 12 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 170 Watt

FX 380M has 580% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 GA104, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 380M and GeForce RTX 3060 GA104. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro FX 380M is a mobile workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 is a desktop one.

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