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NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 2500M

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.

NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M

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This is a highend workstation graphic chip (for CAD and 3D programs optimized) with DirectX 10 and good OpenGL support - probably based on the GeForce 8700M GT graphic card. It is intended for digital content creators, engineers, earthscientists and other professional 3D applications. Certified drivers grant thecorrect and faster (compared to 8700M) representation of professional programs (CAD, CCD, visualisation software).

NVIDIA Quadro FX 2500M

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This is a professional video card for notebooks from NVidia It is based on 7900GTX.

The application performance is very good due to special professional drivers (3D rendering, CAD), but the gaming performance is weaker. With modded drivers, it should work like a 7900 GTX.

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NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800MNVIDIA Quadro FX 1600MNVIDIA Quadro FX 2500M
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
CodenameNB10-GLM3NB8P-GLMG71glm
ArchitectureG9xG8xG7x
Pipelines96 - unified32 - unified24 / 8 Pixel- / Vertexshader
Core Speed600 MHz625 MHz500 MHz
Shader Speed1500 MHz1250 MHz
Memory Speed1000 MHz800 MHz600 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit128 Bit256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR3GDDR3GDDR3
Max. Amount of Memory1024 MB512 MB512 MB
Shared Memorynonono
APIDirectX 10, Shader 4.0DirectX 10, Shader 4.0DirectX 9c, Shader 3.0
Power Consumption75 Watt50 Watt45 Watt
Transistors754 Million289 Million278 Million
technology55 nm80 nm90 nm
FeaturesOpenGL 2.1, CUDA, PowerMizer 8.0PureVideo, video scaling, LCDs with 1920x1200 pixel, PCI-Express, connection for ext. graphic card90nm
Notebook Sizelargelargelarge
Date of Announcement01.12.2009 01.06.2007 29.09.2005
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.nvidia.comwww.nvidia.comwww.nvidia.de
InformationCG shading language, 32 bit floating point precision, 12 bit subpixel precision, 128 bit precision of the graphic pipeline, vertex and pixelshader programmability, PCI-E inferface, FSAA with turned grid, nView multidisplay support, high-precision dynamic-range (HPDR) technology, hardware 3D clipping, full screen antialiasing

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
34844 Points (36%)
min: 27822     avg: 32843     median: 35198 (37%)     max: 35509 Points
27600 Points (29%)
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
33900 Points (18%)
min: 15060     avg: 16009     median: 15915 (8%)     max: 17144 Points
min: 18100     avg: 18342     median: 18341.5 (10%)     max: 18583 Points
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 16310     avg: 16936     median: 16935.5 (19%)     max: 17561 Points
min: 9344     avg: 9963     median: 9873 (11%)     max: 10375 Points
min: 8400     avg: 8450     median: 8450 (9%)     max: 8500 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
3DMark 06
min: 11162     avg: 11359     median: 11358.5 (15%)     max: 11555 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M
min: 4798     avg: 4916     median: 4915.5 (6%)     max: 5033 Points
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M
3DMark 06
min: 4535     avg: 4623     median: 4622.5 (6%)     max: 4710 Points
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2500M
min: 4690     avg: 4695     median: 4695 (6%)     max: 4700 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x800 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M
3DMark 06
5608 Points (7%)
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 1600M
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 3899     avg: 4670     median: 4885 (3%)     max: 5226 Points
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 2800M → 100% n=3

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M → 69% n=3

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro FX 2500M → 61% n=3

- 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.

Mafia 2

Mafia 2

2010
low 800x600
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
63.2  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
56.1  fps
high 1360x768
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
48.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
30.8  fps
StarCraft 2

StarCraft 2

2010
low 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
158  fps
med. 1360x768
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
60  fps
high 1360x768
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
52  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
29.6  fps
Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

2010
med. 1366x768
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
58.9  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
41.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
23.1  fps
CoD Modern Warfare 2

CoD Modern Warfare 2

2009
low 800x600
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
158.1  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
78.9  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
66.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
41.2  fps
Colin McRae: DIRT 2

Colin McRae: DIRT 2

2009
low 800x600
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
96.3  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
89.5  fps
high 1360x768
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
62.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
30.7  fps
Crysis - GPU Benchmark

Crysis - GPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
Quadro FX 1600M:
83.2 84.2 ~ 84 fps
med. 1024x768
Quadro FX 1600M:
31.5 33.3 ~ 32 fps
high 1024x768
Quadro FX 1600M:
13.6 14.4 15.9 ~ 15 fps
Crysis - CPU Benchmark

Crysis - CPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
Quadro FX 1600M:
12.7 72.2 73.1 ~ 53 fps
med. 1024x768
Quadro FX 1600M:
23.5 29.6 ~ 27 fps
high 1024x768
Quadro FX 1600M:
13.2 15.6 ~ 14 fps
World in Conflict - Benchmark

World in Conflict - Benchmark

2007
med. 1024x768
Quadro FX 1600M:
36 37 ~ 37 fps
high 1024x768
Quadro FX 1600M:
21 23 ~ 22 fps
F.E.A.R.

F.E.A.R.

2005
low 640x480
Quadro FX 1600M:
444 476 493 ~ 471 fps
med. 800x600
Quadro FX 1600M:
153 162 167 ~ 161 fps
high 1024x768
Quadro FX 1600M:
56 56 59 ~ 57 fps
Doom 3

Doom 3

2004
low 640x480
Quadro FX 1600M:
160.8 173.6 ~ 167 fps
med. 640x480
Quadro FX 1600M:
164.3 174 ~ 169 fps
high 800x600
Quadro FX 1600M:
160.6 165 ~ 163 fps
ultra 1024x768
Quadro FX 1600M:
129.1 129.2 ~ 129 fps
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

1999
high 1024x768
Quadro FX 1600M:
549  fps

Average Gaming NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800MNVIDIA Quadro FX 1600MNVIDIA Quadro FX 2500M
lowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4K
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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For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List

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