Quadro FX 3800 vs UHD Graphics 617

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro FX 3800 and UHD Graphics 617. 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 UHD Graphics 617. 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.

UHD Graphics 617 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: UHD Graphics 617 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 UHD Graphics 617 here:

Main Specs

  Quadro FX 3800 UHD Graphics 617
Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt 15 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x1
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 DDR3L/LPDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro FX 3800 has 620% more power consumption, than UHD Graphics 617.
  • Quadro FX 3800 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and UHD Graphics 617 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
  • Quadro FX 3800 is used in Desktops, and UHD Graphics 617 - in Laptops.
  • Quadro FX 3800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and UHD Graphics 617 - with Gen. 9 Amber Lake.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro FX 3800 is 300 MHz higher, than UHD Graphics 617.
  • Quadro FX 3800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and UHD Graphics 617 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 3−4
ultra / 1080p 0−1 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 10−11 14−16
medium / 1080p 1−2 6−7
The average gaming FPS of UHD Graphics 617 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Quadro FX 3800.

Full Specs

  Quadro FX 3800 UHD Graphics 617
Architecture Tesla 2.0 Gen. 9 Amber Lake
Code name GT200B Kaby-Lake GT2
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 30 March 2009 30 October 2018
Pipelines 192 24
Core clock speed 600 MHz 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 38.40 25.20
Floating-point performance 462.3 gflops
Length 198 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 4.0 6.4
OpenGL 3.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.1
Vulkan N/A 1.1.103
CUDA 1.3
Quick Sync +
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