RTX A2000 vs Quadro FX 3000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 3000 and RTX A2000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FX 3000
2003
256 MB DDR
0.18

RTX A2000 outperforms FX 3000 by a whopping 19650% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1400139
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data85.77
Power efficiencyno data35.42
ArchitectureRankine (2003−2005)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNV35GA106
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date22 July 2003 (21 year ago)10 August 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$203 $449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FX 3000 and RTX A2000 have a nearly equal value for money.

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 coresno data3328
Core clock speed400 MHz562 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1200 MHz
Number of transistors135 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data70 Watt
Texture fill rate3.200124.8
Floating-point processing powerno data7.987 TFLOPS
ROPs448
TMUs8104
Tensor Coresno data104
Ray Tracing Coresno data26

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).

InterfaceAGP 8xPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data167 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x MolexNone

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 typeDDRGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount256 MB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed425 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth27.2 GB/s288.0 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0a12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGL1.5 (2.1)4.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.6

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 3000 0.18
RTX A2000 35.55
+19650%

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 3000 69
RTX A2000 13715
+19777%

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-0−196
1440p-0−144
4K-0−131

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.68
1440pno data10.20
4Kno data14.48

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.18 35.55
Recency 22 July 2003 10 August 2021
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 6 GB
Chip lithography 130 nm 8 nm

RTX A2000 has a 19650% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 18 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1525% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A2000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 3000 in performance tests.


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