Mobility Radeon 4100 vs Quadro FX 370

AMD

Mobility Radeon 4100

2009Core: 550 MHz
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NVIDIA

Quadro FX 370

2008Core: 610 MHz
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Mobility Radeon 4100 vs Quadro FX 370 Performance Spectrum

About G3D Mark

G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

Mobility Radeon 4100 vs Quadro FX 370: Pros, Cons & Final Verdict

See where each GPU makes more sense in practice: raw FPS, VRAM, features, power draw, pricing, and long-term headroom.

Mobility Radeon 4100

2009

Why buy it

  • Costs $80 less on MSRP ($49 MSRP vs $129 MSRP).
  • Delivers 153.9% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 1.7 vs 0.7 G3D/$ ($49 MSRP vs $129 MSRP).
  • 100% more VRAM for high-resolution textures and newer games (512 MB vs 256 MB).
  • Draws 30W instead of 189W, a 159W reduction.

Trade-offs

  • 2009 hardware with 512 MB of VRAM is already well past its comfortable zone for modern gaming, so it is hard to recommend now.

Quadro FX 370

2008

Why buy it

  • Competitive enough if your priority is price, power, or specific feature preference.

Trade-offs

  • Less VRAM, with 256 MB vs 512 MB for high-resolution textures and newer games.
  • 2008 hardware with 256 MB of VRAM is already well past its comfortable zone for modern gaming, so it is hard to recommend now.
  • 163.3% HIGHER MSRP
    $129 MSRPvs$49 MSRP
  • Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 0.7 vs 1.7 G3D/$ ($129 MSRP vs $49 MSRP).
  • 530% higher power demand at 189W vs 30W.

Quick Answers

Which GPU is faster for gaming right now?
Quadro FX 370 is the faster gaming card right now based on the synthetic data we have. It leads by 3.7% in PassMark G3D (84 vs 81), which is the best performance signal available in this matchup.
Which GPU is the safer long-term pick for 2026 and beyond?
Mobility Radeon 4100 is the safer long-term pick for 2026 and beyond. The case is simple: 512 MB vs 256 MB of VRAM, the newer upscaling stack, FSR Upscaling / FSR 4 (2025) instead of no meaningful modern upscaling stack, and a newer 2009 generation instead of 2008. That gives it more room for heavier textures and higher settings over time.
Which GPU is the better buy today?
Mobility Radeon 4100 makes the most sense to buy today. It is $80 cheaper on MSRP at $49 vs $129, and it leads G3D-per-dollar by 153.9% (1.7 vs 0.7), which is enough to swing the recommendation its way. Quadro FX 370 still makes more sense if max raw gaming performance matters more than value.

Mobility Radeon 4100 vs Quadro FX 370 Technical Specifications

Side-by-side specs, architecture details, clocks, memory, power, and platform differences.

AMD

Mobility Radeon 4100

The Mobility Radeon 4100 is manufactured by AMD. It was released in January 9 2009. It features the TeraScale architecture. The core clock speed is 550 MHz. It has 800 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 30W. Manufactured using 55 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 81 points.

NVIDIA

Quadro FX 370

The Quadro FX 370 is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in November 11 2008. It features the Tesla 2.0 architecture. The core clock speed is 610 MHz. It has 240 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 189W. Manufactured using 55 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 84 points. Launch price was $3,499.

Graphics Performance

The Mobility Radeon 4100 scores 81 and the Quadro FX 370 reaches 84 in the G3D Mark benchmark — just a 3.7% difference, making them near-identical in rasterization performance. The Mobility Radeon 4100 is built on TeraScale while the Quadro FX 370 uses Tesla 2.0, both on a 55 nm process. Shader units: 800 (Mobility Radeon 4100) vs 240 (Quadro FX 370). Raw compute: 0.88 TFLOPS (Mobility Radeon 4100) vs 0.6221 TFLOPS (Quadro FX 370).

FeatureMobility Radeon 4100Quadro FX 370
G3D Mark Score
81
84+4%
Architecture
TeraScale
Tesla 2.0
Process Node
55 nm
55 nm
Shading Units
800+233%
240
Compute (TFLOPS)
0.88 TFLOPS+41%
0.6221 TFLOPS
ROPs
16
32+100%
TMUs
40
80+100%
L2 Cache
256 KB
256 KB

Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

FeatureMobility Radeon 4100Quadro FX 370
Upscaling Tech
FSR Upscaling / FSR 4
Upscaling support
Frame Generation
Not Supported
Not Supported
Ray Reconstruction
No
No
Low Latency
AMD Anti-Lag
Standard
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Video Memory (VRAM)

The Mobility Radeon 4100 has 512 MB of VRAM, while the Quadro FX 370 carries 256 MB. Mobility Radeon 4100 gives you 100% more memory capacity, which matters more once you move into heavier textures, mods, or higher resolutions. Memory bus width is 64-bit on the Mobility Radeon 4100 and 64-bit on the Quadro FX 370.

FeatureMobility Radeon 4100Quadro FX 370
VRAM Capacity
0.5 GB+100%
0.25 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Bus Width
64-bit
64-bit
L2 Cache
256 KB
256 KB
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Display & API Support

DirectX support: 10.1 (Mobility Radeon 4100) vs 10.0 (Quadro FX 370). Vulkan: N/A vs N/A. OpenGL: 3.3 vs 2.1. Maximum simultaneous displays: 2 vs 2.

FeatureMobility Radeon 4100Quadro FX 370
DirectX
10.1
10.0
Vulkan
N/A
N/A
OpenGL
3.3+57%
2.1
Max Displays
2
2
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Media & Encoding

Hardware encoder: None (Mobility Radeon 4100) vs None (Quadro FX 370). Decoder: UVD 2 vs PureVideo 2. Supported codecs: H.264,VC-1,MPEG-2 (Mobility Radeon 4100) vs MPEG-2 (Quadro FX 370).

FeatureMobility Radeon 4100Quadro FX 370
Encoder
None
None
Decoder
UVD 2
PureVideo 2
Codecs
H.264,VC-1,MPEG-2
MPEG-2
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Power & Dimensions

The Mobility Radeon 4100 draws 30W versus the Quadro FX 370's 189W — a 145.2% difference. The Mobility Radeon 4100 is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 350W (Mobility Radeon 4100) vs 350W (Quadro FX 370). Power connectors: PCIe-powered vs PCIe-powered. Card length: 0mm vs 168mm, occupying 0 vs 1 slots.

FeatureMobility Radeon 4100Quadro FX 370
TDP
30W-84%
189W
Recommended PSU
350W
350W
Power Connector
PCIe-powered
PCIe-powered
Length
0mm
168mm
Height
0mm
111mm
Slots
0-100%
1
Temp (Load)
90
Perf/Watt
2.7+575%
0.4
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Value Analysis

At launch, the Mobility Radeon 4100 came in at $49, while the Quadro FX 370 launched at $129. On MSRP, Mobility Radeon 4100 was 62% cheaper ($80 less). Performance per dollar on MSRP (G3D Mark / MSRP): 1.7 (Mobility Radeon 4100) vs 0.7 (Quadro FX 370) — the Mobility Radeon 4100 offers 142.9% better value. The newer card here is Mobility Radeon 4100 (2009 vs 2008).

FeatureMobility Radeon 4100Quadro FX 370
MSRP
$49-62%
$129
Performance per Dollar
1.7+143%
0.7
Codename
M98
GT200B
Release
January 9 2009
November 11 2008
Ranking
#927
#815

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