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NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M

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 3800M

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The NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M is a mobile workstation graphics card for high end laptops. It is based on the Geforce GTX 280M core (G92 core) and features 128 CUDA cores (unified shaders).

Compared to the Quadro FX 3700M, the Quadro FX 3800M features a higher clock speed and is manufacturered in 55nm (compared to 65nm of the 3700M). In fact, the FX3800M is clocked even higher than the consumer GeForce GTX 280M and performs notably better as a result.

The Quadro FX series of cards are optimized for professional applications like CAD or DCC. Notably, OpenGL performance should be much improved compared to  consumer GeForce cards of similar specifications.

At the time its announcement (December 2009), the FX 3800M was the fastest workstation graphics card for laptops.

NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M

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Performance workstation grafic chip with DirectX 10 support and OpenGL 2.1 support. Probaby, it bases upon the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT.

It is intended for digital content creators, engineers, geologic scientists and other professional 3D applications.

The drivers of the Quadro FX series are certified for CAD applications (e.g. AutoCad, Inventor, Solidstation, Solid Edge, ...) and DCC applications (e.g. Maya, 3DS Max, Lightwave 3D, ...) and offer a 12-bit precision for subpixel, full image-antialiasing, hardware accelerated antialiasing for dots and lines and additional drivers are for CAD and DCC optimized settings.

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NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500MNVIDIA Quadro FX 3800MNVIDIA Quadro FX 570M
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
CodenameG71GLMN10E-GLM4G64GLM
ArchitectureG7xG9xG8x
Pipelines20 / 7 Pixel- / Vertexshader128 - unified32 - unified
Core Speed375 MHz675 MHz475 MHz
Memory Speed500 MHz1000 MHz700 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit256 Bit128 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR3GDDR3GDDR3
Max. Amount of Memory512 MB1024 MB256 MB
Shared Memorynonono
APIDirectX 9c, Shader 3.0DirectX 10, Shader 4.0DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Power Consumption20 Watt100 Watt35 Watt
Transistors278 Million754 Million289 Million
technology90 nm55 nm80 nm
Features90nmOpenGL 2.1, CUDA, PowerMizer 8.0
Notebook Sizelargelargemedium sized
Date of Announcement18.04.2006 20.12.2009 01.06.2007
InformationPCI-E, 90nmPowermizer 7.0, CG Shading language, 32 bit floating point precision, 12 bit subpixel precision, 128 bit graphic pipeline, vertex and pixelshader programmability, PureVideo HD, PCI-E interface, FSAA with turned grid, nView multidisplay support, high-precision dynamic-range (HPDR) technology, hardware 3D clipping, full image antialiasing
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.nvidia.dewww.nvidia.comwww.nvidia.de
Shader Speed1688 MHz950 MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 6584     avg: 6951     median: 6779 (2%)     max: 7491 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 5758     avg: 5926     median: 6002 (3%)     max: 6019 Points
3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
26279 Points (27%)
min: 32886     avg: 34790     median: 34790 (36%)     max: 36694 Points
min: 24479     avg: 26908     median: 26907.5 (28%)     max: 29336 Points
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 14650     avg: 15283     median: 15283 (8%)     max: 15916 Points
min: 33146     avg: 37082     median: 38191 (20%)     max: 39909 Points
min: 11586     avg: 11958     median: 11957.5 (6%)     max: 12329 Points
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 6386     avg: 6666     median: 6400 (7%)     max: 7212 Points
min: 16593     avg: 18199     median: 18043 (20%)     max: 19960 Points
min: 7674     avg: 7790     median: 7700 (8%)     max: 7997 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 3800M
13232 Points (17%)
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M
3883 Points (5%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M
3DMark 06
4074 Points (5%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M
min: 12050     avg: 12765     median: 12923 (17%)     max: 13323 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M
3800 Points (5%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x800 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M
3DMark 06
3904 Points (5%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - 3dsmax
32.8 Points (68%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Catia
45.8 Points (96%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - EnSight
47.4 Points (100%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Maya
59.7 Points (32%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Pro/Engeneer
51.1 Points (100%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SolidWorks
59.7 Points (88%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS Teamcenter
38.5 Points (100%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS NX
35.3 Points (72%)
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
18.8 fps (11%)
specvp11 tcvis-02 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
18.7 fps (11%)
specvp11 sw-02 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
30.6 fps (23%)
specvp11 proe-05 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
6.9 fps (8%)
specvp11 maya-03 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
16.6 fps (12%)
specvp11 lightwave-01 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
38.4 fps (41%)
specvp11 ensight-04 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
16.2 fps (8%)
specvp11 catia-03 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
23.4 fps (12%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
6.9 Points (87%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
6.9 Points (87%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 4429     avg: 4928     median: 4928 (4%)     max: 5427 Points
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M
4534 Points (3%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 32.07     avg: 32.7     median: 32.7 (11%)     max: 33.29 fps
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M
9.3 fps (3%)

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M → 100% n=5

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M → 264% n=5

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M → 99% n=5

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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.

Fifa 11

Fifa 11

2010
med. 1024x768
Quadro FX 3800M:
230.6  fps
high 1360x768
Quadro FX 3800M:
124.2  fps
Risen

Risen

2009
med. 1024x768
Quadro FX 3800M:
64.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro FX 3800M:
31.8  fps
Need for Speed Shift

Need for Speed Shift

2009
med. 1024x768
Quadro FX 3800M:
78.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro FX 3800M:
40.9  fps
Colin McRae: DIRT 2

Colin McRae: DIRT 2

2009
low 800x600
Quadro FX 3800M:
97  fps
med. 1024x768
Quadro FX 3800M:
82  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro FX 3800M:
29.9  fps
Anno 1404

Anno 1404

2009
low 1024x768
Quadro FX 3800M:
142.8  fps
ultra 1280x1024
Quadro FX 3800M:
61.9  fps
F.E.A.R.

F.E.A.R.

2005
low 640x480
100%
Quadro FX 1500M:
259  fps
168%
Quadro FX 570M:
436  fps
med. 800x600
100%
Quadro FX 1500M:
143  fps
90%
Quadro FX 570M:
128  fps
high 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 1500M:
63  fps
54%
Quadro FX 570M:
19 22 24 29 43 43 45 49 ~ 34 fps
Doom 3

Doom 3

2004
low 640x480
100%
Quadro FX 1500M:
114.5  fps
103%
Quadro FX 570M:
118  fps
med. 640x480
100%
Quadro FX 1500M:
113.6  fps
103%
Quadro FX 570M:
116.7  fps
high 800x600
100%
Quadro FX 1500M:
113.9  fps
98%
Quadro FX 570M:
111.3  fps
ultra 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 1500M:
109.3  fps
82%
Quadro FX 570M:
89.7  fps
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

1999
high 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 1500M:
380.7  fps
132%
Quadro FX 570M:
501  fps

Average Gaming NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M → 104%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 54%

NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500MNVIDIA Quadro FX 3800MNVIDIA Quadro FX 570M
lowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4K
Fifa 11230.6124.2
Risen64.931.8
Need for Speed Shift78.540.9
Colin McRae: DIRT 2978229.9
Anno 1404142.861.9
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500MNVIDIA Quadro FX 3800MNVIDIA Quadro FX 570M
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