GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q vs Quadro FX 4700 X2
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 989 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.55 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | G92 | GA104 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 18 April 2008 (17 years ago) | 12 January 2021 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,999 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
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 cores | 128 ×2 | 5120 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 780 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1290 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 226 Watt | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 38.40 ×2 | 206.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.384 TFLOPS ×2 | 13.21 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 ×2 | 80 |
| TMUs | 64 ×2 | 160 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 160 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 40 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | 4 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).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | None |
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 | 1 GB ×2 | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit ×2 | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s ×2 | 384.0 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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 18 April 2008 | 12 January 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 226 Watt | 80 Watt |
RTX 3070 Max-Q has an age advantage of 12 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 712.5% more advanced lithography process, and 182.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 4700 X2 and GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro FX 4700 X2 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q is a notebook one.
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