RTX 2000 Ada Generation vs Quadro FX 3800

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 3800 and RTX 2000 Ada Generation, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FX 3800
2009
1 GB GDDR3, 108 Watt
2.14

RTX 2000 Ada Generation outperforms FX 3800 by a whopping 2068% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking86673
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0883.53
Power efficiency1.3645.43
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGT200BAD107
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date30 March 2009 (15 years ago)12 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799 $649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2000 Ada Generation has 104313% better value for money than FX 3800.

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 cores1922816
Core clock speed600 MHz1620 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2130 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)108 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate38.40187.4
Floating-point processing power0.4623 TFLOPS12 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs6488
Tensor Coresno data88
Ray Tracing Coresno data22

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 4.0 x8
Length198 mm168 mm
Width1-slot2-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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s256.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.8
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA1.38.9

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 3800 2.14
RTX 2000 Ada Generation 46.39
+2068%

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 3800 824
RTX 2000 Ada Generation 17876
+2069%

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 2.14 46.39
Recency 30 March 2009 12 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt 70 Watt

RTX 2000 Ada Generation has a 2067.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 1000% more advanced lithography process, and 54.3% lower power consumption.

The RTX 2000 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 3800 in performance tests.


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