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NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M

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.

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 1700M

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The Nvidia Quadro FX 1700M is a professional graphics adapter for CAD and 3D applications. It is based on the G96 core (GeForce 9650M e.g.) but with different drivers, that are optimized for OpenGL and professional applications. The drivers are zertified to work flawlessly with different applications.

Compared to the Quadro FX 1600M, the FX 1700M GPU supports Powermizer 8.0.

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NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700MNVIDIA Quadro FX 2800MNVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M
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
CodenameNB9E-GLM3NB10-GLM3NB9P-GLM
ArchitectureG9xG9xG9x
Pipelines128 - unified96 - unified32 - unified
Core Speed550 MHz600 MHz625 MHz
Shader Speed1375 MHz1500 MHz1250 MHz
Memory Speed800 MHz1000 MHz800 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit256 Bit128 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR3GDDR3GDDR3
Max. Amount of Memory1024 MB1024 MB256 MB
Shared Memorynonono
APIDirectX 10, Shader 4.0DirectX 10, Shader 4.0DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Power Consumption75 Watt75 Watt50 Watt
Transistors754 Million754 Million289 Million
technology65 nm55 nm65 nm
FeaturesOpenGL 2.1, CUDA, PowerMizer 8.0OpenGL 2.1, CUDA, PowerMizer 8.0OpenGL 2.1, PureVideo HD, Powermizer 8.0, possible interfaces: LVDS, DVI, VGA, HDTV, HDCP, HDMI
Notebook Sizelargelargelarge
Date of Announcement14.08.2008 01.12.2009 01.10.2008
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.nvidia.comwww.nvidia.comwww.nvidia.com
InformationCG shading language, 32 Bit floating point precision, 12 Bit subpixel precision, 128 Bit precision of the graphics pipeline, FSAA with rotated raster, nView Mutlidisplay Support, High-Precision-Dynamic-Range (HPDR), Hardware 3D Clipping on window recognision, full screen AA

Benchmarks

3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
5053 Points (1%)
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
min: 5779     avg: 5783     median: 5783 (2%)     max: 5787 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
4326 Points (2%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
min: 5000     avg: 5037     median: 5037 (3%)     max: 5074 Points
3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
34844 Points (36%)
35734 Points (37%)
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
33900 Points (18%)
18212 Points (10%)
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
15759 Points (17%)
min: 16310     avg: 16936     median: 16935.5 (19%)     max: 17561 Points
11550 Points (13%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M
3DMark 06
min: 10430     avg: 10847     median: 11000 (14%)     max: 11111 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
min: 11162     avg: 11359     median: 11358.5 (15%)     max: 11555 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x800 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M
3DMark 06
6302 Points (8%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - 3dsmax
25.5 Points (53%)
32.3 Points (67%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Catia
32 Points (67%)
39 Points (82%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - EnSight
34.6 Points (73%)
44 Points (93%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Maya
59.6 Points (32%)
59.6 Points (32%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Pro/Engeneer
29.8 Points (58%)
42.6 Points (83%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SolidWorks
54.6 Points (81%)
59.5 Points (88%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS Teamcenter
22 Points (57%)
35.2 Points (91%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS NX
26.4 Points (54%)
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 3700M
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
4481 Points (3%)
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M
6159 Points (4%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
29.8 fps (10%)
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
min: 28.16     avg: 28.8     median: 28.8 (9%)     max: 29.36 fps

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M → 100% n=1

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M → 107% n=1

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M → 73% n=1

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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.

Mafia 2

Mafia 2

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

StarCraft 2

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

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

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

CoD Modern Warfare 2

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

Colin McRae: DIRT 2

2009
low 800x600
Quadro FX 2800M:
96.3  fps
med. 1024x768
Quadro FX 2800M:
89.5  fps
high 1360x768
Quadro FX 2800M:
62.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro FX 2800M:
30.7  fps
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto

GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto

2008
low 800x600
100%
Quadro FX 3700M:
55.6  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 3700M:
39.9  fps
high 1280x1024
100%
Quadro FX 3700M:
19.1  fps
Supreme Commander - FA Bench

Supreme Commander - FA Bench

2007
med. 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 3700M:
39.2  fps
high 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 3700M:
45.2  fps
Crysis - GPU Benchmark

Crysis - GPU Benchmark

2007
med. 1024x768
Quadro FX 1700M:
33.3  fps
high 1024x768
Quadro FX 1700M:
19.1  fps
Crysis - CPU Benchmark

Crysis - CPU Benchmark

2007
med. 1024x768
Quadro FX 1700M:
29.3  fps
high 1024x768
Quadro FX 1700M:
17.1  fps
F.E.A.R.

F.E.A.R.

2005
low 640x480
Quadro FX 1700M:
378  fps
med. 800x600
Quadro FX 1700M:
152  fps
high 1024x768
Quadro FX 1700M:
59  fps
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

1999
high 1024x768
Quadro FX 1700M:
610  fps

Average Gaming NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700MNVIDIA Quadro FX 2800MNVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M
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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
NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700MNVIDIA Quadro FX 2800MNVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M
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