Quadro FX 3800 vs Radeon HD 6740G2
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro FX 3800 and Radeon HD 6740G2, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Quadro FX 3800 stacks up against Radeon HD 6740G2, check out specs charts below.
Quadro FX 3800
Radeon HD 6740G2 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 6740G2 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 Radeon HD 6740G2 here:
Main Specs
| Quadro FX 3800 | Radeon HD 6740G2 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 108 Watt | |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | |
| Memory type | GDDR3 | |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | |
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort | |
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- Quadro FX 3800 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6740G2 - in Laptops.
- Quadro FX 3800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6740G2 - with Terascale 2.
- Quadro FX 3800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6740G2 - by 40 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 10−11 | 10−12 |
| medium / 1080p | 1−2 | 2−3 |
| Quadro FX 3800 and Radeon HD 6740G2 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 2−3 | 3−4 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 9−10 | 12−14 |
| medium / 1080p | 2−3 | 4−5 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6740G2 in Battlefield 5 is 75% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
| low / 768p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| high / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Quadro FX 3800 and Radeon HD 6740G2 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone. | ||
| low / 768p | 100−110 | 110−120 |
| medium / 768p | 75−80 | 85−90 |
| ultra / 1080p | 30−35 | 35−40 |
| 4K / 2160p | 9−10 | 10−11 |
| high / 768p | 50−55 | 60−65 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6740G2 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 12% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| Quadro FX 3800 and Radeon HD 6740G2 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077. | ||
| low / 768p | 65−70 | 70−75 |
| medium / 768p | 40−45 | 40−45 |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 18−20 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6740G2 in Dota 2 is 7% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
| high / 1080p | 1−2 | 2−3 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 2−3 |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 7−8 | 9−10 |
| medium / 1080p | 2−3 | 3−4 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6740G2 in Far Cry 5 is 66% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | − | 5−6 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| low / 720p | 40−45 | 45−50 |
| medium / 1080p | 4−5 | 7−8 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6740G2 in Fortnite is 17% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
| high / 1080p | 1−2 | 2−3 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 12−14 | 14−16 |
| medium / 1080p | 4−5 | 5−6 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6740G2 in Forza Horizon 4 is 16% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
| low / 768p | 35−40 | 40−45 |
| high / 1080p | 1−2 | 3−4 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 2−3 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | 30−35 | 35−40 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6740G2 in Grand Theft Auto V is 17% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 1−2 | 2−3 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 2−3 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6740G2 in Metro Exodus is 100% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
| low / 768p | 85−90 | 85−90 |
| high / 1080p | 50−55 | 55−60 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6740G2 in Minecraft is 2% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
| high / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| low / 720p | 21−24 | 24−27 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6740G2 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 6% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | − | 3−4 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 2−3 | 4−5 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6740G2 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 100% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
| low / 768p | 4−5 | 7−8 |
| medium / 768p | − | 6−7 |
| high / 1080p | 2−3 | 3−4 |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6740G2 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 66% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
| low / 768p | 65−70 | 70−75 |
| medium / 768p | 30−35 | 35−40 |
| ultra / 1080p | 10−12 | 12−14 |
| high / 768p | 27−30 | 30−33 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6740G2 in World of Tanks is 11% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
Full Specs
| Quadro FX 3800 | Radeon HD 6740G2 | |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 | Terascale 2 |
| Code name | GT200B | |
| Type | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 30 March 2009 | 14 June 2011 |
| Pipelines | 192 | 880 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | |
| Transistor count | 1,400 million | |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 40 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 38.40 | |
| Floating-point performance | 462.3 gflops | |
| Length | 198 mm | |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | |
| Memory clock speed | 1600 MHz | |
| Memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | |
| Shared memory | - | |
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | |
| Vulkan | N/A | |
| CUDA | 1.3 | |
| Laptop size | medium sized | |
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