Quadro FX 3700M vs GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile with Quadro FX 3700M, including specs and performance data.

GTX 980 SLI Mobile
2015
2x 8 GB GDDR5, 330 Watt
39.28
+3229%

GTX 980 SLI Mobile outperforms FX 3700M by a whopping 3229% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1141063
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.02
Power efficiency8.161.08
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameN16E-GXX SLIG92
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date22 September 2015 (9 years ago)14 August 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$925

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores4096128
Core clock speed1126 MHz550 MHz
Boost clock speed1228 MHzno data
Number of transistors10400 Million754 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)330 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rateno data35.20
Floating-point processing powerno data0.352 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data64

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 sizelargelarge
Interfaceno dataMXM-HE
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed3500 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data51.2 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs
G-SYNC support+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_111.1 (10_0)
Shader Modelno data4.0
OpenGLno data3.3
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA++

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.

GTX 980 SLI Mobile 39.28
+3229%
FX 3700M 1.18

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 980 SLI Mobile 47704
+844%
FX 3700M 5053

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 HD133
+4333%
3−4
−4333%
4K63
+6200%
1−2
−6200%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data308.33
4Kno data925.00

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+2167%
3−4
−2167%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+1540%
5−6
−1540%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+3250%
2−3
−3250%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+4033%
3−4
−4033%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+1850%
4−5
−1850%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+2167%
3−4
−2167%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+8300%
1−2
−8300%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+3100%
3−4
−3100%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+18900%
1−2
−18900%
Hitman 3 80−85
+1267%
6−7
−1267%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+1057%
14−16
−1057%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+4033%
3−4
−4033%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+4450%
2−3
−4450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+1663%
8−9
−1663%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+300%
30−35
−300%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+1540%
5−6
−1540%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+3250%
2−3
−3250%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+4033%
3−4
−4033%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+1850%
4−5
−1850%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+2167%
3−4
−2167%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+8300%
1−2
−8300%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+3100%
3−4
−3100%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+18900%
1−2
−18900%
Hitman 3 80−85
+1267%
6−7
−1267%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+1057%
14−16
−1057%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+4033%
3−4
−4033%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+4450%
2−3
−4450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+1663%
8−9
−1663%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 137
+1145%
10−12
−1145%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+300%
30−35
−300%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+1540%
5−6
−1540%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+3250%
2−3
−3250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+1850%
4−5
−1850%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+2167%
3−4
−2167%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+8300%
1−2
−8300%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+18900%
1−2
−18900%
Hitman 3 80−85
+1267%
6−7
−1267%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+1057%
14−16
−1057%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+1663%
8−9
−1663%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
+573%
10−12
−573%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+300%
30−35
−300%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+4450%
2−3
−4450%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+7300%
1−2
−7300%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+2850%
2−3
−2850%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+4100%
1−2
−4100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+4100%
1−2
−4100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+4400%
1−2
−4400%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+3517%
6−7
−3517%
Hitman 3 50−55
+614%
7−8
−614%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+2000%
4−5
−2000%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+3500%
2−3
−3500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+4550%
2−3
−4550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 190−200
+3700%
5−6
−3700%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+1550%
4−5
−1550%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+3800%
1−2
−3800%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35 0−1
Hitman 3 30−35 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+3500%
5−6
−3500%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+4800%
1−2
−4800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+5000%
1−2
−5000%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14 0−1
Far Cry 5 21−24 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+5300%
1−2
−5300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+5200%
1−2
−5200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+1600%
2−3
−1600%

This is how GTX 980 SLI Mobile and FX 3700M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 980 SLI Mobile is 4333% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 980 SLI Mobile is 6200% faster in 4K

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 980 SLI Mobile is 18900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 980 SLI Mobile surpassed FX 3700M in all 47 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.28 1.18
Recency 22 September 2015 14 August 2008
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 330 Watt 75 Watt

GTX 980 SLI Mobile has a 3228.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

FX 3700M, on the other hand, has 340% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 3700M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile is a notebook graphics card while Quadro FX 3700M is a mobile workstation one.


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