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NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M

NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M

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NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M is the version of 7900 GS video card for notebooks, which is optimized for CAD and professional 3D-applications. Technically, it has the same or similar chip (G71 architecture), but with other Bios and support for professional drivers.

The gaming performance is clearly worse than the 7900 GS (because of the application optimizing). Nonetheless, the most modded drivers can be used, so the Quadro FX 1500M is more a 7900 GS (for the operating system).

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M

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The NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M is a professional graphics card for CAD, DCC and other modeling applications based upon the 8800M GTX consumer card (G92 architecture). It was a high-end card at the time of announcement. Certified drivers grant error-free and faster performance in professional applications. The FX 3600M was later succeeded by the more efficient 55nm FX 2800M and FX 3800M, both of which still utilize the G92 architecture.

The most important aspect of the Quadro FX 3600M is its use "Unified Shaders". There no longer exist any dedicated pixel or vertex shaders. Instead, the FX 3600M uses 64 so-called stream processors to handle most of the graphics work previously processed by pixel and vertex shaders. Furthermore, the shader units are clocked higher than the GPU core (1250 MHz).

The performance of the FX 3600M shoul be higher than the 1600M due to the 256 bit wide memory bus and the high number of Unified Shaders. According to Nvidia, the GPU is best suited for modelling large 3D scenes and complex models.

NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M

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The NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M is a mobile workstation graphics card for high-end laptops. It is based on the Geforce 9800M GT / G92 core but features a higher clock rate and is produced in a 55nm fabrication process versus 65nm of the 9800M GT.

The Quadro FX series of cards are optimized for professional applications like CAD or DCC. OpenGL performance especially should be noticeably better compared to consumer GeForce cards.

The Quadro FX2800M is found in mobile workstations like the Dell M6500 and supports DirectX 10.0 and OpenGL 2.1. In the Dell laptops, the card is able to output up to two displays simultaneously (DisplayPort up to 2560x1600, DVI/HDMI up to 1920x1200). Dell claims a thermal power draw of 65 Watts while Nvidia rates the GPU at 75 Watt TDP.

Due to the relatively high power consumption of 65 to 75 Watts (TDP) and a 10 Watt idle mode, the Quadro FX 2800M is normally only foud in medium to large laptops with powerful cooling solutions.

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NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500MNVIDIA Quadro FX 3600MNVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
Quadro FX Series
Quadro FX 3800M 128 @ 0.68 GHz256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3700M 128 @ 0.55 GHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 2800M 96 @ 0.6 GHz256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3600M 96 @ 0.5 GHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1800M 72 @ 0.56 GHz128 Bit @ 1100 MHz
Quadro FX 2700M 48 @ 0.53 GHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 880M 48 @ 0.55 GHz128 Bit @ 790 MHz
Quadro FX 3500M 24/8 cores @ 0.58 GHz256 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 2500M 24/8 cores @ 0.5 GHz256 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro FX 1700M 32 @ 0.63 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1600M 32 @ 0.63 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1500M 20/7 cores @ 0.38 GHz256 Bit @ 500 MHz
Quadro FX 770M 32 @ 0.5 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 570M 32 @ 0.48 GHz128 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 380M 16 @ 0.63 GHz64 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 370M 8 @ 0.58 GHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 360M 16 @ 0.4 GHz64 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro FX 350M 4/3 cores @ 0.45 GHz64 Bit @ 350 MHz
Quadro FX 3800M 128 @ 0.68 GHz256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3700M 128 @ 0.55 GHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 2800M 96 @ 0.6 GHz256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3600M 96 @ 0.5 GHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1800M 72 @ 0.56 GHz128 Bit @ 1100 MHz
Quadro FX 2700M 48 @ 0.53 GHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 880M 48 @ 0.55 GHz128 Bit @ 790 MHz
Quadro FX 3500M 24/8 cores @ 0.58 GHz256 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 2500M 24/8 cores @ 0.5 GHz256 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro FX 1700M 32 @ 0.63 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1600M 32 @ 0.63 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1500M 20/7 cores @ 0.38 GHz256 Bit @ 500 MHz
Quadro FX 770M 32 @ 0.5 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 570M 32 @ 0.48 GHz128 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 380M 16 @ 0.63 GHz64 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 370M 8 @ 0.58 GHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 360M 16 @ 0.4 GHz64 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro FX 350M 4/3 cores @ 0.45 GHz64 Bit @ 350 MHz
Quadro FX 3800M 128 @ 0.68 GHz256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3700M 128 @ 0.55 GHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 2800M 96 @ 0.6 GHz256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3600M 96 @ 0.5 GHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1800M 72 @ 0.56 GHz128 Bit @ 1100 MHz
Quadro FX 2700M 48 @ 0.53 GHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 880M 48 @ 0.55 GHz128 Bit @ 790 MHz
Quadro FX 3500M 24/8 cores @ 0.58 GHz256 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 2500M 24/8 cores @ 0.5 GHz256 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro FX 1700M 32 @ 0.63 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1600M 32 @ 0.63 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1500M 20/7 cores @ 0.38 GHz256 Bit @ 500 MHz
Quadro FX 770M 32 @ 0.5 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 570M 32 @ 0.48 GHz128 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 380M 16 @ 0.63 GHz64 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 370M 8 @ 0.58 GHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 360M 16 @ 0.4 GHz64 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro FX 350M 4/3 cores @ 0.45 GHz64 Bit @ 350 MHz
CodenameG71GLMNB8E-GLMNB10-GLM3
ArchitectureG7xG9xG9x
Pipelines20 / 7 Pixel- / Vertexshader96 - unified96 - unified
Core Speed375 MHz500 MHz600 MHz
Memory Speed500 MHz800 MHz1000 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit256 Bit256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR3GDDR3GDDR3
Max. Amount of Memory512 MB512 MB1024 MB
Shared Memorynonono
APIDirectX 9c, Shader 3.0DirectX 10, Shader 4.0DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Power Consumption20 Watt70 Watt75 Watt
Transistors278 Million754 Million754 Million
technology90 nm65 nm55 nm
Features90nmPureVideo technology (H.264, VC-1, MPEG2, WMV9 decoding acceleration), HDCP-capable, PowerMizer 7.0 energy administration (dynamic switching between performance and energy saving), HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting), designed for Windows Vista, supports Dual-Link DVI-D exits for TFT resolutions up to 2560x1600, LVDS, VGA, HDTV, HDCP, HDMI, PCI-E 16x, OpenGL 2.1, Gigathread technologyOpenGL 2.1, CUDA, PowerMizer 8.0
Notebook Sizelargelargelarge
Date of Announcement18.04.2006 23.02.2008 01.12.2009
InformationPCI-E, 90nmMXM Factor III
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.nvidia.dewww.nvidia.comwww.nvidia.com
Shader Speed1250 MHz1500 MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 5779     avg: 5783     median: 5783 (2%)     max: 5787 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 5000     avg: 5037     median: 5037 (3%)     max: 5074 Points
3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
26279 Points (27%)
41502 Points (43%)
34844 Points (36%)
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 14650     avg: 15283     median: 15283 (8%)     max: 15916 Points
26705 Points (14%)
33900 Points (18%)
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 6386     avg: 6666     median: 6400 (7%)     max: 7212 Points
min: 13176     avg: 13950     median: 13949.5 (15%)     max: 14723 Points
min: 16310     avg: 16936     median: 16935.5 (19%)     max: 17561 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M
3DMark 06
min: 3900     avg: 3903     median: 3903 (5%)     max: 3906 Points
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M
7799 Points (10%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M
3DMark 06
4074 Points (5%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M
min: 8035     avg: 8136     median: 8135.5 (11%)     max: 8236 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
min: 11162     avg: 11359     median: 11358.5 (15%)     max: 11555 Points
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - 3dsmax
32.3 Points (67%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Catia
39 Points (82%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - EnSight
44 Points (93%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Maya
59.6 Points (32%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Pro/Engeneer
42.6 Points (83%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SolidWorks
59.5 Points (88%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS Teamcenter
35.2 Points (91%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS NX
31.3 Points (64%)
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
min: 13.58     avg: 14.7     median: 13.9 (8%)     max: 16.55 fps
specvp11 tcvis-02 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
min: 15.1     avg: 16     median: 15.3 (9%)     max: 17.4 fps
specvp11 sw-02 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
min: 6.73     avg: 14.1     median: 7.5 (6%)     max: 28 fps
specvp11 proe-05 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
min: 4.67     avg: 5.1     median: 4.7 (6%)     max: 5.89 fps
specvp11 maya-03 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
min: 6.2     avg: 7     median: 7.4 (6%)     max: 7.5 fps
specvp11 lightwave-01 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
min: 7.99     avg: 16.2     median: 8.5 (9%)     max: 32 fps
specvp11 ensight-04 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
min: 10.8     avg: 11.9     median: 11.1 (5%)     max: 13.7 fps
specvp11 catia-03 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
min: 9.53     avg: 13.4     median: 9.7 (5%)     max: 20.92 fps
Windows Vista Experience Index - Windows Vista Leistungsindex - Grafik (Spiele)
6.8 Points (100%)
Windows Vista Experience Index - Windows Vista Leistungsindex - Grafik
6.8 Points (100%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
6193 Points (4%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 28.16     avg: 28.8     median: 28.8 (9%)     max: 29.36 fps

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M → 100% n=4

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M → 188% n=4

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M → 224% n=4

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
red legend - Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Mafia 2

Mafia 2

2010
low 800x600
Quadro FX 2800M:
63.2  fps
med. 1024x768
Quadro FX 2800M:
56.1  fps
high 1360x768
Quadro FX 2800M:
48.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro FX 2800M:
30.8  fps
StarCraft 2

StarCraft 2

2010
low 1024x768
Quadro FX 2800M:
158  fps
med. 1360x768
Quadro FX 2800M:
60  fps
high 1360x768
Quadro FX 2800M:
52  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro FX 2800M:
29.6  fps
Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

2010
med. 1366x768
Quadro FX 2800M:
58.9  fps
high 1366x768
Quadro FX 2800M:
41.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro FX 2800M:
23.1  fps
CoD Modern Warfare 2

CoD Modern Warfare 2

2009
low 800x600
Quadro FX 2800M:
158.1  fps
med. 1024x768
Quadro FX 2800M:
78.9  fps
high 1366x768
Quadro FX 2800M:
66.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro FX 2800M:
41.2  fps
Colin McRae: DIRT 2

Colin McRae: DIRT 2

2009
low 800x600
Quadro FX 2800M:
96.3  fps
med. 1024x768
Quadro FX 2800M:
89.5  fps
high 1360x768
Quadro FX 2800M:
62.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro FX 2800M:
30.7  fps
Crysis - GPU Benchmark

Crysis - GPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
Quadro FX 3600M:
98.1  fps
med. 1024x768
Quadro FX 3600M:
59.5  fps
Crysis - CPU Benchmark

Crysis - CPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
Quadro FX 3600M:
119.5  fps
med. 1024x768
Quadro FX 3600M:
53.2  fps
high 1024x768
Quadro FX 3600M:
29  fps
World in Conflict - Benchmark

World in Conflict - Benchmark

2007
med. 1024x768
Quadro FX 3600M:
63  fps
high 1024x768
Quadro FX 3600M:
41  fps
F.E.A.R.

F.E.A.R.

2005
low 640x480
100%
Quadro FX 1500M:
259  fps
194%
Quadro FX 3600M:
503  fps
med. 800x600
100%
Quadro FX 1500M:
143  fps
161%
Quadro FX 3600M:
230  fps
high 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 1500M:
63  fps
163%
Quadro FX 3600M:
103  fps
Doom 3

Doom 3

2004
low 640x480
100%
Quadro FX 1500M:
114.5  fps
154%
Quadro FX 3600M:
176.5  fps
med. 640x480
100%
Quadro FX 1500M:
113.6  fps
156%
Quadro FX 3600M:
177.3  fps
high 800x600
100%
Quadro FX 1500M:
113.9  fps
154%
Quadro FX 3600M:
175.1  fps
ultra 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 1500M:
109.3  fps
154%
Quadro FX 3600M:
167.8  fps
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

1999
high 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 1500M:
380.7  fps

Average Gaming NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M → 162%

NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500MNVIDIA Quadro FX 3600MNVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
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Mafia 263.256.148.930.8
StarCraft 2158605229.6
Battlefield: Bad Company 258.941.5323.07
CoD Modern Warfare 2158.178.966.741.2
Colin McRae: DIRT 296.389.562.630.7
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