GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER vs Quadro FX 3500

Place in the ranking	1179	7
Place by popularity	not in top-100	65
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	48.67
Power efficiency	0.58	20.12
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	G71	AD103
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	22 May 2006 (18 years ago)	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,599	$799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FX 3500 and RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 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 cores	no data	8448
Core clock speed	450 MHz	2340 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2610 MHz
Number of transistors	278 million	45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	285 Watt
Texture fill rate	9.000	689.0
Floating-point processing power	no data	44.1 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	96
TMUs	20	264
Tensor Cores	no data	264
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	66

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 1.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	173 mm	310 mm
Width	1-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 16-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	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	660 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	42.24 GB/s	672.3 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	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	3.0	6.7
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	-	8.9

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 3500 0.67

RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 82.26
+12178%

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 3500 259

RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 31731
+12151%

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	1−2 −23300%	234 +23300%
1440p	1−2 −15500%	156 +15500%
4K	0−1	95

Cost per frame, $

1080p	1599.00	3.41
1440p	1599.00	5.12
4K	no data	8.41

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Battlefield 5	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%
Hitman 3	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	290−300 +0%	290−300 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	350−400 +0%	350−400 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Battlefield 5	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%
Hitman 3	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	290−300 +0%	290−300 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	442 +0%	442 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%
Hitman 3	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	290−300 +0%	290−300 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	407 +0%	407 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	210 +0%	210 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	144 +0%	144 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

+0%

120−130

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Hitman 3	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	306 +0%	306 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	159 +0%	159 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

+0%

120−130

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Hitman 3	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	162 +0%	162 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	69 +0%	69 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

95−100

+0%

95−100

+0%

This is how FX 3500 and RTX 4070 Ti SUPER compete in popular games:

RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is 23300% faster in 1080p
RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is 15500% faster in 1440p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.67	82.26
Recency	22 May 2006	8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	16 GB
Chip lithography	90 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	285 Watt

FX 3500 has 256.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, on the other hand, has a 12177.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1700% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 3500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 3500 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is a desktop one.

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