NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500
VS
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI
NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500
VS
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500 and NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

956
Place in performance rating
not rated
5.26
Value for money (0-100)
0.16
Curie
Architecture
Rankine
G71
Code name
NV34 B1
Workstation
Type
Workstation
22 May 2006 (15 years ago)
Release date
28 October 2003 (18 years ago)
$1,599
Launch price (MSRP)
no data
$228 (0.1x MSRP)
Price now
$93
0.03
Value for money
no data
G71
GPU code name
NV34 B1
Workstation
Market segment
Workstation

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500 and NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

450 MHz
Core clock speed
275 MHz
278 million
Transistor count
45 million
90 nm
Manufacturing process technology
150 nm
80 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
13 Watt
9.000
Texture fill rate
1.100
278 million
Number of transistors
45 million
80 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
13 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500 and NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI.

PCIe 1.0 x16
Interface
PCI
173 mm
Length
168 mm
None
Supplementary power connectors
None

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500 and NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI can be seen in this section.

GDDR3
Memory type
DDR
256 MB
Maximum RAM amount
64 MB
256 Bit
Memory bus width
128 Bit
1320 MHz
Memory clock speed
500 MHz
42.24 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
8 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500 and NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI, the size and number of monitors.

2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Display Connectors
1x DMS-59

API support

The difference in supported APIs is NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500 and NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

9.0c (9_3)
DirectX
9.0a
2.1
OpenGL
1.5 (2.1)

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500 and NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500 or NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500

1.43% faster in synthetic tests

Finer manufacturing process technology (90 nm vs 150 nm)

More maximum RAM amount (256 MB vs 64 MB)

More memory bandwidth (42.24 GB/s vs 8 GB/s)

Advantages of NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI

Cheaper ($93 vs $228 (0.1x MSRP))

Less power consumption (13 Watt vs 80 Watt)

So, NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500 or NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500 .

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500 versus NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500
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