NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M

NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M

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.

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.

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NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M

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

Codename

NB9E-GLM2

NB8E-GLM

Architecture

G9x

Pipelines

48 - unified

96 - unified

Core Speed

530 MHz

500 MHz

Shader Speed

1325 MHz

1250 MHz

Memory Speed

800 MHz

Memory Bus Width

256 Bit

Memory Type

GDDR3

Max. Amount of Memory

1024 MB

512 MB

Shared Memory

API

DirectX 10, Shader 4.0

Power Consumption

65 Watt

70 Watt

Transistors

504 Million

754 Million

technology

65 nm

Features

OpenGL 2.1, PowerMizer 8.0, PureVideo HD

PureVideo 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 technology

Notebook Size

large

Date of Announcement

14.08.2008

23.02.2008

Link to Manufacturer Page

www.nvidia.com

Information

MXM Factor III

Benchmarks

3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M

3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total

100%

¹ Quadro FX 2700M +

2799 Points (1%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Precision M6400	T9600	Quadro FX 2700M	4 GB	2799

3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M

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

100%

¹ Quadro FX 2700M +

2392 Points (1%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Precision M6400	T9600	Quadro FX 2700M	4 GB	2392

3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard

100%

Quadro FX 2700M +

36280 Points (38%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
	P8600	Quadro FX 2700M 530/1325 / 800 MHz 0.5 GB	2 GB	36280

114%

Quadro FX 3600M +

41502 Points (43%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Precision M6300	T9500	Quadro FX 3600M 500 / 799 MHz 0.5 GB	4 GB	41502

3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard

100%

Quadro FX 2700M +

min: 23330 avg: 23842 median: 23841.5 (12%) max: 24353 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
	P8600	Quadro FX 2700M 530/1325 / 800 MHz 0.5 GB	2 GB	23330
Dell Precision M6400	T9600	Quadro FX 2700M	4 GB	24353

112%

Quadro FX 3600M +

26705 Points (14%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Precision M6300	T9500	Quadro FX 3600M 500 / 799 MHz 0.5 GB	4 GB	26705

3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard

100%

Quadro FX 2700M +

min: 13450 avg: 14224 median: 14224 (16%) max: 14998 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
	P8600	Quadro FX 2700M 530/1325 / 800 MHz 0.5 GB	2 GB	13450
Dell Precision M6400	T9600	Quadro FX 2700M	4 GB	14998

98%

Quadro FX 3600M +

min: 13176 avg: 13950 median: 13949.5 (15%) max: 14723 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
	T7500	Quadro FX 3600M 0.5 GB	4 GB	13176
Dell Precision M6300	T9500	Quadro FX 3600M 500 / 799 MHz 0.5 GB	4 GB	14723

3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M

3DMark 06

100%

Quadro FX 2700M +

7580 Points (10%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings
(3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings)	P8600	Quadro FX 2700M 530/1325 / 800 MHz 0.5 GB	2 GB	7580

3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M

103%

Quadro FX 3600M +

7799 Points (10%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings
(3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings)	T7500	Quadro FX 3600M 0.5 GB	4 GB	7799

3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M

3DMark 06

100%

Quadro FX 2700M +

7660 Points (10%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024
Dell Precision M6400 (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024)	T9600	Quadro FX 2700M	4 GB	7660

3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M

106%

Quadro FX 3600M +

min: 8035 avg: 8136 median: 8135.5 (11%) max: 8236 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024
(3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024)	T9300	Quadro FX 3600M 0.5 GB	2 GB	8035
Dell Precision M6300 (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024)	T9500	Quadro FX 3600M 500 / 799 MHz 0.5 GB	4 GB	8236

Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M

Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)

100%

Quadro FX 2700M +

4394 Points (3%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Precision M6400	T9600	Quadro FX 2700M	4 GB	4394

Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M

141%

Quadro FX 3600M +

6193 Points (4%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Precision M6300	T9500	Quadro FX 3600M 500 / 799 MHz 0.5 GB	4 GB	6193

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M → 100% ⁿ⁼⁶

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M → 112% ⁿ⁼⁶

- 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.

Crysis - GPU Benchmark

2007

Quadro FX 3600M:

98.1 fps

Quadro FX 3600M:

59.5 fps

Crysis - CPU Benchmark

2007

Quadro FX 3600M:

119.5 fps

Quadro FX 3600M:

53.2 fps

Quadro FX 3600M:

29 fps

World in Conflict - Benchmark

2007

Quadro FX 3600M:

63 fps

Quadro FX 3600M:

41 fps

F.E.A.R.

2005

Quadro FX 3600M:

503 fps

Quadro FX 3600M:

230 fps

Quadro FX 3600M:

103 fps

Doom 3

2004

Quadro FX 3600M:

176.5 fps

Quadro FX 3600M:

177.3 fps

Quadro FX 3600M:

175.1 fps

Quadro FX 3600M:

167.8 fps

	NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M						NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M
	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
Crysis - GPU Benchmark							98.1	59.5
Crysis - CPU Benchmark							119.5	53.2	28.98
World in Conflict - Benchmark								63	41
F.E.A.R.							503	230	103
Doom 3							176.5	177.3	175.1	167.8
	NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M						NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M
	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	2 2	2 1 2	1 1 1 1	1