NVIDIA Quadro CX
VS
ATI Radeon HD 3870
NVIDIA Quadro CX
VS
ATI Radeon HD 3870

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between NVIDIA Quadro CX  vs  ATI Radeon HD 3870.

668
Place in performance rating
821
7.22
Value for money (0-100)
no data
Tesla 2.0
Architecture
TeraScale
GT200B
Code name
RV670
Workstation
Type
Desktop
11 November 2008 (13 years ago)
Release date
19 November 2007 (14 years ago)
$1,999
Launch price (MSRP)
$269
$199 (0.1x MSRP)
Price now
$283 (1.1x MSRP)
0.46
Value for money
0.08
GT200B
GPU code name
RV670
Workstation
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between NVIDIA Quadro CX  vs  ATI Radeon HD 3870 in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

192
Pipelines
320
602 MHz
Core clock speed
777 MHz
1,400 million
Transistor count
666 million
55 nm
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
150 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
106 Watt
38.53
Texture fill rate
12.43
462.3 gflops
Floating-point performance
497.3 gflops
192
Pipelines / CUDA cores
320
1,400 million
Number of transistors
666 million
150 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
106 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards NVIDIA Quadro CX and ATI Radeon HD 3870 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 2.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
267 mm
Length
241 mm
1x 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between NVIDIA Quadro CX vs ATI Radeon HD 3870.

GDDR3
Memory type
GDDR4
1536 MB
Maximum RAM amount
512 MB
384 Bit
Memory bus width
256 Bit
1600 MHz
Memory clock speed
2252 MHz
76.8 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
72.06 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between NVIDIA Quadro CX vs ATI Radeon HD 3870.

1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders NVIDIA Quadro CX and ATI Radeon HD 3870 is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

11.1 (10_0)
DirectX
10.1 (10_1)
3.3
OpenGL
3.3

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA Quadro CX and ATI Radeon HD 3870 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 CX or ATI Radeon HD 3870 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA Quadro CX
ATI Radeon HD 3870
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA Quadro CX
ATI Radeon HD 3870
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA Quadro CX
ATI Radeon HD 3870
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA Quadro CX
ATI Radeon HD 3870
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA Quadro CX
ATI Radeon HD 3870
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of NVIDIA Quadro CX

1.73% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($199 (0.1x MSRP) vs $283 (1.1x MSRP))

More maximum RAM amount (1536 MB vs 512 MB)

More memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 72.06 GB/s)

Advantages of ATI Radeon HD 3870

More pipelines (320 vs 192)

Less power consumption (106 Watt vs 150 Watt)

So, NVIDIA Quadro CX or ATI Radeon HD 3870?

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

NVIDIA Quadro CX versus ATI Radeon HD 3870 performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

Passmark

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User rating

5.0 Out of 1 Hitesti Score
4.5 Out of 11 Hitesti Score