In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia Quadro FX 3700 are very slightly better than the Intel HD Graphics 510 Desktop.

The Graphics 510 was released over three years more recently than the Quadro FX 3700, and so the Graphics 510 is likely to have far better driver support, meaning it will be much more optimized and ultimately superior to the Quadro FX 3700 when running the latest games.

The Quadro FX 3700 has 512 MB video memory, but the Graphics 510 does not have an entry, so the two GPUs cannot be reliably compared in this area.

The HD Graphics 510 Desktop has 12 Shader Processing Units and the Quadro FX 3700 has 112. However, the actual shader performance of the Graphics 510 is 101 and the actual shader performance of the Quadro FX 3700 is 140. The Quadro FX 3700 having 39 better shader performance and an altogether better performance when taking into account other relevant data means that the Quadro FX 3700 delivers a marginally smoother and more efficient experience when processing graphical data than the Graphics 510.

The Graphics 510 transistor size technology is 51 nm (nanometers) smaller than the Quadro FX 3700. This means that the Graphics 510 is expected to run massively cooler and achieve higher clock frequencies than the Quadro FX 3700. While they exhibit similar graphical performance, the Graphics 510 should consume less power than the Quadro FX 3700.

The HD Graphics 510 Desktop requires 47 Watts to run and the Quadro FX 3700 requires 78 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 300 Watts for the Graphics 510 and a PSU with at least 450 Watts for the Quadro FX 3700. The Quadro FX 3700 requires 31 Watts more than the Graphics 510 to run. The difference is significant enough that the Quadro FX 3700 may have a slight adverse affect on your yearly electricity bills in comparison to the Graphics 510.