GeForce GTX 950 vs Quadro FX 3800

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 950 and Quadro FX 3800. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 950 and Quadro FX 3800. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 950 Quadro FX 3800
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 108 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 350 Watt
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  • Quadro FX 3800 has 20% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 950.
  • GeForce GTX 950 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro FX 3800 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 950 has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro FX 3800.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 950 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro FX 3800 - with Tesla 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 950 is 424 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 3800.
  • GeForce GTX 950 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro FX 3800 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Quadro FX 3800 is 191 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 950.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro FX 3800 is 1594 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 0−1
ultra / 1080p 21−24 0−1
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 10−11
medium / 1080p 40−45 1−2
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 766% more, than Quadro FX 3800.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 950 Quadro FX 3800
Architecture Maxwell Tesla 2.0
Code name GM206 GT200B
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 20 August 2015 30 March 2009
Pipelines 768 192
Core clock speed 1024 MHz 600 MHz
Boost Clock 1188 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 49.2 billion/sec 38.40
Floating-point performance 1,825 gflops 462.3 gflops
Length 7.938" (20.2 cm) 198 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6.6 GB/s 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 105.6 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 6.4 4.0
OpenGL 4.5 3.3
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA + 1.3
CUDA cores 768
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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