Quadro FX 3800 vs Quadro P3200

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro FX 3800 and Quadro P3200. 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 Quadro FX 3800 and Quadro P3200. 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.

Quadro P3200 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro P3200 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Quadro P3200 here:

Main Specs

  Quadro FX 3800 Quadro P3200
Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6084 MB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro P3200 has 6083 GB more memory, than Quadro FX 3800.
  • Quadro FX 3800 is used in Desktops, and Quadro P3200 - in Mobile workstations.
  • Quadro FX 3800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Quadro P3200 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P3200 is 108 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 3800.
  • Quadro FX 3800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Quadro P3200 - by 16 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P3200 is 5408 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 3800.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 40−45
ultra / 1080p 0−1 24−27
QHD / 1440p 0−1 20−22
4K / 2160p 10−12
low / 720p 10−11 65−70
medium / 1080p 1−2 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P3200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 850% more, than Quadro FX 3800.

Full Specs

  Quadro FX 3800 Quadro P3200
Architecture Tesla 2.0 Pascal
Code name GT200B N18E-Q1
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 30 March 2009 27 February 2017
Pipelines 192 1792
Core clock speed 600 MHz 708 - 1202 MHz
Boost Clock 1228 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 16 nm
Texture fill rate 38.40
Floating-point performance 462.3 gflops
Length 198 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 7008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) DirectX 12_1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 4.0
OpenGL 3.3
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 1.3
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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