GeForce RTX 3070 vs Quadro FX 380M

Place in the ranking	1321	42
Place by popularity	not in top-100	43
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	58.58
Power efficiency	0.85	18.07
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GT218	GA104
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)	1 September 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$499

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 cores	16	5888
Core clock speed	606 MHz	1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1725 MHz
Number of transistors	260 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	220 Watt
Texture fill rate	4.848	317.4
Floating-point processing power	0.04698 TFLOPS	20.31 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	96
TMUs	8	184
Tensor Cores	no data	184
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	46

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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 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 type	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	790 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	12.64 GB/s	448.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.1	6.5
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	+	8.5

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 380M 0.31

RTX 3070 58.00
+18610%

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 380M 120

RTX 3070 22343
+18519%

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 HD	0−1	149
1440p	0−1	99
4K	-0−1	61

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	3.35
1440p	no data	5.04
4K	no data	8.18

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−7250%

147
+7250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −4067%	125 +4067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −5350%	100−110 +5350%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −6850%	139 +6850%
Hitman 3	4−5 −2625%	109 +2625%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −2650%	220−230 +2650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −5725%	230−240 +5725%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −521%	174 +521%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −3900%	120−130 +3900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −5350%	100−110 +5350%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −6200%	126 +6200%
Hitman 3	4−5 −2800%	116 +2800%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −2650%	220−230 +2650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −6275%	255 +6275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −1244%	120−130 +1244%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −536%	178 +536%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −2600%	81 +2600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −5350%	100−110 +5350%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −5000%	102 +5000%
Hitman 3	4−5 −2675%	111 +2675%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −2163%	181 +2163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −5475%	223 +5475%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −1244%	121 +1244%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −204%	85 +204%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	62
Hitman 3	6−7 −1500%	96 +1500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −7200%	146 +7200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−5600%

114
+5600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −4700%	48 +4700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	43

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−3350%

69
+3350%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100 +0%	100 +0%
Battlefield 5	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	144 +0%	144 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	118 +0%	118 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	87 +0%	87 +0%
Battlefield 5	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	144 +0%	144 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	78 +0%	78 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

116

+0%

116

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	68 +0%	68 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65 +0%	65 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Metro Exodus	101 +0%	101 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	166 +0%	166 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	175 +0%	175 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Hitman 3	52 +0%	52 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Metro Exodus	107 +0%	107 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90 +0%	90 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	30 +0%	30 +0%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	97 +0%	97 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	38 +0%	38 +0%

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 3070 is 7250% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3070 is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.31	58.00
Recency	7 January 2010	1 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	220 Watt

FX 380M has 780% lower power consumption.

RTX 3070, on the other hand, has a 18609.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 380M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 380M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 3070 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.