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NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 370M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M

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 370M

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The NVIDIA Quadro FX 370M is an entry level graphics card for mobile workstations (laptops). It is based on the same core as the Quadro NVS 160M and the GeForce 9200M / 9300M GS. The drivers are optimized for OpenGL applications and professional 3D applications like CAD, DCC, and visualization applications. Furthermore, the drivers are certified to work with the most popular apps without problems.

The gaming performance is a bit below the similar 9200M / 9300M chip because of the professional drivers and therefore the GPU is only capable of displaying low end games fluently. Modern intensive 3D games wont run fluently or only with very low detail settings.

As the 9300M series, the Quadro FX 370M supports PureVideo HD to decode (HD) videos in the GPU.

The performance of the chip also depends on the used graphics memory. Either fast GDDR3 memory (clocked at 700 MHz) or slow GDDR2 (with 400MHz) can be used by the laptop manufacturer.

In the Dell Precision M2400, only GDDR2 graphics memory is used, leading to a slow performance (e.g. Doom3 - ultra 40fps). According to Dell the graphics card needs 20 Watt.

NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M

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The Nvidia Quadro FX 2700M is a professional graphics card for laptops. It features certified drivers that are optimized for CAD (e.g., AutoCad, Inventor, Solidstation, Solid Edge, ..), DCC (e.g., Maya, 3DS Max, Lightwave 3D, ...), and visualization applications. The FX 2700M is based on the G94 core and therefore similar to the GeForce 9700M GTS.

The Quadro FX series of cards are optimized for professional applications like CAD or DCC. Especially the OpenGL performance should be noticeable better than with consumer GeForce cards. The certified drivers, that come with the Quadro cards guarantee a frictionless work with applications like AutoCad, Inventor, Solidstation, Maya, 3DS Max, Lightwave 3d and others. Furthermore they offer 12-Bit precision for subpixels, fullscreen anti-aliasing, hardware accelerated antialiasing for points and lines and other CAD and DCC optimizations.

 

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NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500MNVIDIA Quadro FX 370MNVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M
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
CodenameG71GLMNB9M-GLMNB9E-GLM2
ArchitectureG7xG9x
Pipelines20 / 7 Pixel- / Vertexshader8 - unified48 - unified
Core Speed375 MHz580 MHz530 MHz
Memory Speed500 MHz700 MHz800 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit64 Bit256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR3GDDR2, GDDR3GDDR3
Max. Amount of Memory512 MB256 MB1024 MB
Shared Memorynonono
APIDirectX 9c, Shader 3.0DirectX 10, Shader 4.0DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Power Consumption20 Watt20 Watt65 Watt
Transistors278 Million504 Million
technology90 nm65 nm65 nm
Features90nmOpenGL 2.1, PowerMizer 8.0, PureVideo HD
Notebook Sizelargelarge
Date of Announcement18.04.2006 15.08.2008 14.08.2008
InformationPCI-E, 90nmOpenGL 2.1, max. 1920x1200 (digital) bzw 2048x1536 (analog), max. 2 unabhängige Displays, PCI-Express x16, optionale Interfaces (des Chips): DP, VGA, DVI, LVDS, HDMI
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.nvidia.dewww.nvidia.comwww.nvidia.com
Shader Speed1450 MHz1325 MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
2799 Points (1%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
2392 Points (1%)
3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
26279 Points (27%)
13622 Points (14%)
36280 Points (38%)
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 14650     avg: 15283     median: 15283 (8%)     max: 15916 Points
5532 Points (3%)
min: 23330     avg: 23842     median: 23841.5 (12%)     max: 24353 Points
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 6386     avg: 6666     median: 6400 (7%)     max: 7212 Points
3290 Points (4%)
min: 13450     avg: 14224     median: 14224 (16%)     max: 14998 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 2700M
7580 Points (10%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M
3DMark 06
4074 Points (5%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 370M
1595 Points (2%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M
7660 Points (10%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - 3dsmax
12.3 Points (26%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Catia
16.8 Points (35%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - EnSight
12 Points (25%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Maya
27.3 Points (15%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Pro/Engeneer
13.7 Points (27%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SolidWorks
21.8 Points (32%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS Teamcenter
6.8 Points (18%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS NX
5.1 Points (10%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro FX 370M
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
3031 Points (2%)
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M
4394 Points (3%)

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

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro FX 370M → 45% n=4

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M → 176% 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
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

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.

F.E.A.R.

F.E.A.R.

2005
low 640x480
100%
Quadro FX 1500M:
259  fps
med. 800x600
100%
Quadro FX 1500M:
143  fps
high 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 1500M:
63  fps
Doom 3

Doom 3

2004
low 640x480
100%
Quadro FX 1500M:
114.5  fps
85%
Quadro FX 370M:
97  fps
med. 640x480
100%
Quadro FX 1500M:
113.6  fps
85%
Quadro FX 370M:
97.1  fps
high 800x600
100%
Quadro FX 1500M:
113.9  fps
57%
Quadro FX 370M:
65.4  fps
ultra 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 1500M:
109.3  fps
37%
Quadro FX 370M:
39.9  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 370M → 66%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 47%

NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500MNVIDIA Quadro FX 370MNVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M
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F.E.A.R.25914363
Doom 3114.5113.6113.9109.39797.165.439.9
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo380.7
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500MNVIDIA Quadro FX 370MNVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M
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