GeForce 6800 GT vs Quadro FX 3700
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro FX 3700 with GeForce 6800 GT, including specs and performance data.
FX 3700 outperforms 6800 GT by a whopping 164% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1126 | 1286 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.86 | 0.38 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | G92 | NV45 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 8 January 2008 (17 years ago) | 8 June 2004 (20 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,599 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 112 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 350 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 222 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 78 Watt | 67 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 28.00 | 5.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.28 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| TMUs | 56 | 16 |
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 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 32 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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 1.1 | - |
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.
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.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.95 | 0.36 |
| Recency | 8 January 2008 | 8 June 2004 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 78 Watt | 67 Watt |
FX 3700 has a 163.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
6800 GT, on the other hand, has 16.4% lower power consumption.
The Quadro FX 3700 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6800 GT in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro FX 3700 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 6800 GT is a desktop one.
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