NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 380M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M

NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M

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 380M

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The Nvidia Quadro FX 380M is a professional entry-level graphics card for mobile workstations. It is based on the GeForce 310M and therefore the 3D performance is not very good. Due to special drivers and optimizations, the performance for professional applications should be much better (than the 310M would perform). Another advantage are the certified drivers than ensure a good performance of professional applications without errors.

The card supports DirectX 10.1 and all the features of the G 310M (as it is based on the same GT218 core). Therefore PureVideo HD to decode HD videos with the graphics card is supported. The used Video Processor 4 (VP4) is able to fully decode H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2, and also MPEG-4 ASP (DivX or xVID) in hardware to minimize CPU load. MPEG-1 is not supported but can be easily handled by every modern CPU.

The gaming performance of the FX380M is similar to the GeForce 310M and therefore located in the entry level class. The professional drivers are however optimized for applications and may therefore deliver a worse performance. Modern 3D games like COD Modern Warfare 2 run only in low details and resolutions fluently. Some demanding games like NFS Shift or GTA4 wont run fluently at all. Less demanding games like SIMS 3 run in medium details and resolutions fluently. Therefore, the graphics card can not be recommended for gamers.

As the FX380M supports CUDA, DirectX Compute 10.1, and OpenCL, the shaders of the graphics processor can be used for other tasks than rendering images (e.g. faster encoding of videos).

The used GT218 core is manufactured in 40nm and based on the desktop GTX 200 architecture.

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M

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The Nvidia GeForce FX 3700M is a professional high-end workstation graphics card for laptops. It is manufactured in 65nm and is based on the G92 core with all 128 shaders enabled. The GPU is most comparable to the consumer GeForce GTX 280M with the largest difference being the manufacturing process (65nm of the 3700M vs 55nm of the 280M). The immediate successor to the 3700M is the Quadro FX 3800M, which is based on the GeForce GTX 285M but with higher clock rates and relatively similar power consumption demands.

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NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M

NVIDIA Quadro FX 380M

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M

Quadro FX Series

Quadro FX 3800M	128 @ 0.68 GHz	256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3700M	128 @ 0.55 GHz	256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 2800M	96 @ 0.6 GHz	256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3600M	96 @ 0.5 GHz	256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1800M	72 @ 0.56 GHz	128 Bit @ 1100 MHz
Quadro FX 2700M	48 @ 0.53 GHz	256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 880M	48 @ 0.55 GHz	128 Bit @ 790 MHz
Quadro FX 3500M	24/8 cores @ 0.58 GHz	256 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 2500M	24/8 cores @ 0.5 GHz	256 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro FX 1700M	32 @ 0.63 GHz	128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1600M	32 @ 0.63 GHz	128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1500M	20/7 cores @ 0.38 GHz	256 Bit @ 500 MHz
Quadro FX 770M	32 @ 0.5 GHz	128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 570M	32 @ 0.48 GHz	128 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 380M	16 @ 0.63 GHz	64 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 370M	8 @ 0.58 GHz	64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 360M	16 @ 0.4 GHz	64 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro FX 350M	4/3 cores @ 0.45 GHz	64 Bit @ 350 MHz

Quadro FX 3800M	128 @ 0.68 GHz	256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3700M	128 @ 0.55 GHz	256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 2800M	96 @ 0.6 GHz	256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3600M	96 @ 0.5 GHz	256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1800M	72 @ 0.56 GHz	128 Bit @ 1100 MHz
Quadro FX 2700M	48 @ 0.53 GHz	256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 880M	48 @ 0.55 GHz	128 Bit @ 790 MHz
Quadro FX 3500M	24/8 cores @ 0.58 GHz	256 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 2500M	24/8 cores @ 0.5 GHz	256 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro FX 1700M	32 @ 0.63 GHz	128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1600M	32 @ 0.63 GHz	128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1500M	20/7 cores @ 0.38 GHz	256 Bit @ 500 MHz
Quadro FX 770M	32 @ 0.5 GHz	128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 570M	32 @ 0.48 GHz	128 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 380M	16 @ 0.63 GHz	64 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 370M	8 @ 0.58 GHz	64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 360M	16 @ 0.4 GHz	64 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro FX 350M	4/3 cores @ 0.45 GHz	64 Bit @ 350 MHz

Quadro FX 3800M	128 @ 0.68 GHz	256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3700M	128 @ 0.55 GHz	256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 2800M	96 @ 0.6 GHz	256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3600M	96 @ 0.5 GHz	256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1800M	72 @ 0.56 GHz	128 Bit @ 1100 MHz
Quadro FX 2700M	48 @ 0.53 GHz	256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 880M	48 @ 0.55 GHz	128 Bit @ 790 MHz
Quadro FX 3500M	24/8 cores @ 0.58 GHz	256 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 2500M	24/8 cores @ 0.5 GHz	256 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro FX 1700M	32 @ 0.63 GHz	128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1600M	32 @ 0.63 GHz	128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1500M	20/7 cores @ 0.38 GHz	256 Bit @ 500 MHz
Quadro FX 770M	32 @ 0.5 GHz	128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 570M	32 @ 0.48 GHz	128 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 380M	16 @ 0.63 GHz	64 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 370M	8 @ 0.58 GHz	64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 360M	16 @ 0.4 GHz	64 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro FX 350M	4/3 cores @ 0.45 GHz	64 Bit @ 350 MHz

Codename

G71GLM

n10m-glm

NB9E-GLM3

Architecture

G7x

GT2xx

G9x

Pipelines

20 / 7 Pixel- / Vertexshader

16 - unified

128 - unified

Core Speed

375 MHz

625 MHz

550 MHz

Memory Speed

500 MHz

800 MHz

Memory Bus Width

256 Bit

64 Bit

256 Bit

Memory Type

GDDR3

GDDR3, DDR3

GDDR3

Max. Amount of Memory

512 MB

1024 MB

Shared Memory

API

DirectX 9c, Shader 3.0

DirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1

DirectX 10, Shader 4.0

Power Consumption

20 Watt

25 Watt

75 Watt

Transistors

278 Million

260 Million

754 Million

technology

90 nm

40 nm

65 nm

Features

90nm

DirectX Compute Support (Windows 7), CUDA, OpenCL, OpenGL 2.1, certified drivers

OpenGL 2.1, CUDA, PowerMizer 8.0

Notebook Size

large

Date of Announcement

18.04.2006

07.01.2010

14.08.2008

Information

PCI-E, 90nm

Link to Manufacturer Page

www.nvidia.de

www.nvidia.com

Shader Speed

1530 MHz

1375 MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M

3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total

100%

¹ Quadro FX 3700M +

5053 Points (1%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Lenovo Thinkpad W700	QX9300	Quadro FX 3700M 550 / 799 MHz 1 GB	4 GB	5053

3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M

3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX

100%

¹ Quadro FX 3700M +

4326 Points (2%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Lenovo Thinkpad W700	QX9300	Quadro FX 3700M 550 / 799 MHz 1 GB	4 GB	4326

3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard

100%

¹ Quadro FX 1500M +

26279 Points (27%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
HP nw9440	T2600	Quadro FX 1500M 0.3 GB	1 GB	26279

3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard

100%

¹ Quadro FX 1500M +

min: 14650 avg: 15283 median: 15283 (8%) max: 15916 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
		Quadro FX 1500M		14650
HP nw9440	T2600	Quadro FX 1500M 0.3 GB	1 GB	15916

3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard

100%

Quadro FX 1500M +

min: 6386 avg: 6666 median: 6400 (7%) max: 7212 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell M90	T7200	Quadro FX 1500M 0.3 GB	1 GB	6386
		Quadro FX 1500M		6400
HP nw9440	T2600	Quadro FX 1500M 0.3 GB	1 GB	7212

111%

Quadro FX 380M +

7095 Points (8%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
HP EliteBook 8440w	620M	Quadro FX 380M	4 GB	7095

246%

Quadro FX 3700M +

15759 Points (17%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Lenovo Thinkpad W700	QX9300	Quadro FX 3700M 550 / 799 MHz 1 GB	4 GB	15759

3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M

3DMark 06

100%

¹ Quadro FX 1500M +

min: 3900 avg: 3903 median: 3903 (5%) max: 3906 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings
(3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings)		Quadro FX 1500M		3900
Dell M90 (3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings)	T7200	Quadro FX 1500M 0.3 GB	1 GB	3906

3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + NVIDIA Quadro FX 380M

95%

¹ Quadro FX 380M +

3690 Points (5%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings
(3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings)	620M	Quadro FX 380M 0.5 GB	4 GB	3690

3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M

3DMark 06

100%

Quadro FX 1500M +

4074 Points (5%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024
HP nw9440 (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024)	T2600	Quadro FX 1500M 0.3 GB	1 GB	4074

3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 380M

91%

Quadro FX 380M +

3687 Points (5%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024
HP EliteBook 8440w (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024)	620M	Quadro FX 380M	4 GB	3687

3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M

270%

Quadro FX 3700M +

min: 10430 avg: 10847 median: 11000 (14%) max: 11111 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024
(3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024)	T9600	Quadro FX 3700M 1 GB	4 GB	10430
(3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024)	QX9300	Quadro FX 3700M	4 GB	11000
Lenovo Thinkpad W700 (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024)	QX9300	Quadro FX 3700M 550 / 799 MHz 1 GB	4 GB	11111

SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - 3dsmax

100%

¹ Quadro FX 3700M +

25.5 Points (53%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Lenovo Thinkpad W700	QX9300	Quadro FX 3700M 550 / 799 MHz 1 GB	4 GB	25.54

SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Catia

100%

¹ Quadro FX 3700M +

32 Points (67%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Lenovo Thinkpad W700	QX9300	Quadro FX 3700M 550 / 799 MHz 1 GB	4 GB	31.96

SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - EnSight

100%

¹ Quadro FX 3700M +

34.6 Points (73%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Lenovo Thinkpad W700	QX9300	Quadro FX 3700M 550 / 799 MHz 1 GB	4 GB	34.58

SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Maya

100%

¹ Quadro FX 3700M +

59.6 Points (32%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Lenovo Thinkpad W700	QX9300	Quadro FX 3700M 550 / 799 MHz 1 GB	4 GB	59.6

SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Pro/Engeneer

100%

¹ Quadro FX 3700M +

29.8 Points (58%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Lenovo Thinkpad W700	QX9300	Quadro FX 3700M 550 / 799 MHz 1 GB	4 GB	29.77

SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SolidWorks

100%

¹ Quadro FX 3700M +

54.6 Points (81%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Lenovo Thinkpad W700	QX9300	Quadro FX 3700M 550 / 799 MHz 1 GB	4 GB	54.6

SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS Teamcenter

100%

¹ Quadro FX 3700M +

22 Points (57%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Lenovo Thinkpad W700	QX9300	Quadro FX 3700M 550 / 799 MHz 1 GB	4 GB	22.04

SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS NX

100%

¹ Quadro FX 3700M +

26.4 Points (54%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Lenovo Thinkpad W700	QX9300	Quadro FX 3700M 550 / 799 MHz 1 GB	4 GB	26.35

Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M

Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)

100%

¹ Quadro FX 3700M +

4481 Points (3%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Lenovo Thinkpad W700	QX9300	Quadro FX 3700M 550 / 799 MHz 1 GB	4 GB	4481

Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M

Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit

100%

¹ Quadro FX 3700M +

29.8 fps (10%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Sager 9260	Q9550	Quadro FX 3700M		29.77

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M → 100% ⁿ⁼²

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro FX 380M → 101% ⁿ⁼²

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M → 258% ⁿ⁼²

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card

- 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.

GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto

2008

Quadro FX 3700M:

55.6 fps

Quadro FX 3700M:

39.9 fps

Quadro FX 3700M:

19.1 fps

Supreme Commander - FA Bench

2007

Quadro FX 3700M:

39.2 fps

Quadro FX 3700M:

45.2 fps

F.E.A.R.

2005

100%

Quadro FX 1500M:

259 fps

100%

Quadro FX 1500M:

143 fps

100%

Quadro FX 1500M:

63 fps

Doom 3

2004

100%

Quadro FX 1500M:

114.5 fps

100%

Quadro FX 1500M:

113.6 fps

100%

Quadro FX 1500M:

113.9 fps

100%

Quadro FX 1500M:

109.3 fps

Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

1999

100%

Quadro FX 1500M:

380.7 fps

Average Gaming NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

	NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M						NVIDIA Quadro FX 380M						NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M
	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto													55.6	39.9	19.13
Supreme Commander - FA Bench														39.17	45.15
	NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M						NVIDIA Quadro FX 380M						NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M
	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
< 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps							< 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps							< 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps	1	2	1 1