NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M

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 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 3800M

NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M

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

N10E-GLM4

NB9P-GLM

Architecture

G9x

Pipelines

128 - unified

32 - unified

Core Speed

675 MHz

625 MHz

Shader Speed

1688 MHz

1250 MHz

Memory Speed

1000 MHz

800 MHz

Memory Bus Width

256 Bit

128 Bit

Memory Type

GDDR3

Max. Amount of Memory

1024 MB

256 MB

Shared Memory

API

DirectX 10, Shader 4.0

Power Consumption

100 Watt

50 Watt

Transistors

754 Million

289 Million

technology

55 nm

65 nm

Features

OpenGL 2.1, CUDA, PowerMizer 8.0

OpenGL 2.1, PureVideo HD, Powermizer 8.0, possible interfaces: LVDS, DVI, VGA, HDTV, HDCP, HDMI

Notebook Size

large

Date of Announcement

20.12.2009

01.10.2008

Link to Manufacturer Page

www.nvidia.com

Information

CG 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 3800M

3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total

100%

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Precision M6500	920XM	Quadro FX 3800M 675/1688 / 1000 MHz 1 GB		6584
Lenovo ThinkPad W701ds NTV5FPB164	820QM	Quadro FX 3800M 675 / 1650 MHz 1 GB	16 GB	6779
HP EliteBook 8740w (WD942EA)	740QM	Quadro FX 3800M 675 / 1000 MHz 1 GB	8 GB	7491

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings
Dell Precision M6500 (3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings)	920XM	Quadro FX 3800M 1 GB	4 GB	13232

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024
Lenovo ThinkPad W701ds NTV5FPB164 (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024)	820QM	Quadro FX 3800M 675 / 1650 MHz 1 GB	16 GB	12050
HP EliteBook 8740w (WD942EA) (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024)	740QM	Quadro FX 3800M 675 / 1000 MHz 1 GB	8 GB	12923
Dell Precision M6500 (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024)	920XM	Quadro FX 3800M 675/1688 / 1000 MHz 1 GB		13323

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x800
Dell Precision M4400 (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x800)	T9400	Quadro FX 1700M 0.5 GB	4 GB	6302

	NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M						NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M
	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
Fifa 11		230.6	124.2
Risen		64.9		31.8
Need for Speed Shift		78.5		40.9
Colin McRae: DIRT 2	97	82		29.9
Anno 1404	142.8			61.9
	NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M						NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M
	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
< 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps	1 1	3 1	1	1 2 1			< 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M