Quadro FX 1800 vs Quadro FX 3700

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 3700 and Quadro FX 1800, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FX 3700
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 78 Watt
0.98

FX 1800 outperforms FX 3700 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11131096
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.010.03
Power efficiency0.861.21
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameG92G94
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date8 January 2008 (16 years ago)30 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,599 $489

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FX 1800 has 200% better value for money than FX 3700.

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 cores11264
Core clock speed500 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors754 million505 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)78 Watt59 Watt
Texture fill rate28.0017.60
Floating-point processing power0.28 TFLOPS0.176 TFLOPS
ROPs1612
TMUs5632

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm198 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB768 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s38.4 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-Video1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model4.04.0
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA1.11.1

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. 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 3700 0.98
FX 1800 1.04
+6.1%

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 3700 377
FX 1800 402
+6.6%

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 0.98 1.04
Recency 8 January 2008 30 March 2009
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 768 MB
Power consumption (TDP) 78 Watt 59 Watt

FX 1800 has a 6.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 32.2% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Quadro FX 3700 and Quadro FX 1800.


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Community ratings

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