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NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 370M

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M

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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 370M

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The NVIDIA Quadro FX 370M is an entry level graphics card for mobile workstations (laptops). It is based on the same core as the Quadro NVS 160M and the GeForce 9200M / 9300M GS. The drivers are optimized for OpenGL applications and professional 3D applications like CAD, DCC, and visualization applications. Furthermore, the drivers are certified to work with the most popular apps without problems.

The gaming performance is a bit below the similar 9200M / 9300M chip because of the professional drivers and therefore the GPU is only capable of displaying low end games fluently. Modern intensive 3D games wont run fluently or only with very low detail settings.

As the 9300M series, the Quadro FX 370M supports PureVideo HD to decode (HD) videos in the GPU.

The performance of the chip also depends on the used graphics memory. Either fast GDDR3 memory (clocked at 700 MHz) or slow GDDR2 (with 400MHz) can be used by the laptop manufacturer.

In the Dell Precision M2400, only GDDR2 graphics memory is used, leading to a slow performance (e.g. Doom3 - ultra 40fps). According to Dell the graphics card needs 20 Watt.

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NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800MNVIDIA Quadro FX 370M
Quadro FX Series
Quadro FX 3800M 128 @ 0.68 GHz256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3700M compare 128 @ 0.55 GHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 2800M compare 96 @ 0.6 GHz256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3600M compare 96 @ 0.5 GHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1800M compare 72 @ 0.56 GHz128 Bit @ 1100 MHz
Quadro FX 2700M compare 48 @ 0.53 GHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 880M compare 48 @ 0.55 GHz128 Bit @ 790 MHz
Quadro FX 3500M compare 24/8 cores @ 0.58 GHz256 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 2500M compare 24/8 cores @ 0.5 GHz256 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro FX 1700M compare 32 @ 0.63 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1600M compare 32 @ 0.63 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1500M compare 20/7 cores @ 0.38 GHz256 Bit @ 500 MHz
Quadro FX 770M compare 32 @ 0.5 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 570M compare 32 @ 0.48 GHz128 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 380M compare 16 @ 0.63 GHz64 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 370M 8 @ 0.58 GHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 360M compare 16 @ 0.4 GHz64 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro FX 350M compare 4/3 cores @ 0.45 GHz64 Bit @ 350 MHz
Quadro FX 3800M 128 @ 0.68 GHz256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3700M compare 128 @ 0.55 GHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 2800M compare 96 @ 0.6 GHz256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3600M compare 96 @ 0.5 GHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1800M compare 72 @ 0.56 GHz128 Bit @ 1100 MHz
Quadro FX 2700M compare 48 @ 0.53 GHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 880M compare 48 @ 0.55 GHz128 Bit @ 790 MHz
Quadro FX 3500M compare 24/8 cores @ 0.58 GHz256 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 2500M compare 24/8 cores @ 0.5 GHz256 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro FX 1700M compare 32 @ 0.63 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1600M compare 32 @ 0.63 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1500M compare 20/7 cores @ 0.38 GHz256 Bit @ 500 MHz
Quadro FX 770M compare 32 @ 0.5 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 570M compare 32 @ 0.48 GHz128 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 380M compare 16 @ 0.63 GHz64 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 370M 8 @ 0.58 GHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 360M compare 16 @ 0.4 GHz64 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro FX 350M compare 4/3 cores @ 0.45 GHz64 Bit @ 350 MHz
CodenameN10E-GLM4NB9M-GLM
ArchitectureG9x
Pipelines128 - unified8 - unified
Core Speed675 MHz580 MHz
Shader Speed1688 MHz1450 MHz
Memory Speed1000 MHz700 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR3GDDR2, GDDR3
Max. Amount of Memory1024 MB256 MB
Shared Memorynono
APIDirectX 10, Shader 4.0DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Power Consumption100 Watt20 Watt
Transistors754 Million
technology55 nm65 nm
FeaturesOpenGL 2.1, CUDA, PowerMizer 8.0
Notebook Sizelarge
Date of Announcement20.12.2009 15.08.2008
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.nvidia.comwww.nvidia.com
InformationOpenGL 2.1, max. 1920x1200 (digital) bzw 2048x1536 (analog), max. 2 unabhängige Displays, PCI-Express x16, optionale Interfaces (des Chips): DP, VGA, DVI, LVDS, HDMI

Benchmarks

3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 6584     avg: 6951     median: 6779 (2%)     max: 7491 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 5758     avg: 5926     median: 6002 (3%)     max: 6019 Points
3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
min: 32886     avg: 34790     median: 34790 (36%)     max: 36694 Points
13622 Points (14%)
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 33146     avg: 37082     median: 38191 (20%)     max: 39909 Points
5532 Points (3%)
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 16593     avg: 18199     median: 18043 (20%)     max: 19960 Points
3290 Points (4%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M
3DMark 06
13232 Points (17%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M
3DMark 06
min: 12050     avg: 12765     median: 12923 (17%)     max: 13323 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 370M
1595 Points (2%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - 3dsmax
32.8 Points (68%)
12.3 Points (26%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Catia
45.8 Points (96%)
16.8 Points (35%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - EnSight
47.4 Points (100%)
12 Points (25%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Maya
59.7 Points (32%)
27.3 Points (15%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Pro/Engeneer
51.1 Points (100%)
13.7 Points (27%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SolidWorks
59.7 Points (88%)
21.8 Points (32%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS Teamcenter
38.5 Points (100%)
6.8 Points (18%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS NX
35.3 Points (72%)
5.1 Points (10%)
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
18.8 fps (11%)
specvp11 tcvis-02 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
18.7 fps (11%)
specvp11 sw-02 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
30.6 fps (23%)
specvp11 proe-05 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
6.9 fps (8%)
specvp11 maya-03 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
16.6 fps (12%)
specvp11 lightwave-01 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
38.4 fps (41%)
specvp11 ensight-04 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
16.2 fps (8%)
specvp11 catia-03 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
23.4 fps (12%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
6.9 Points (87%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
6.9 Points (87%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 4429     avg: 4928     median: 4928 (4%)     max: 5427 Points
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro FX 370M
3031 Points (2%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 32.07     avg: 32.7     median: 32.7 (11%)     max: 33.29 fps

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M → 100% n=13

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro FX 370M → 30% n=13

- 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.

Fifa 11

Fifa 11

2010
med. 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 3800M:
230.6  fps
high 1360x768
100%
Quadro FX 3800M:
124.2  fps
Risen

Risen

2009
med. 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 3800M:
64.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro FX 3800M:
31.8  fps
Need for Speed Shift

Need for Speed Shift

2009
med. 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 3800M:
78.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro FX 3800M:
40.9  fps
Colin McRae: DIRT 2

Colin McRae: DIRT 2

2009
low 800x600
100%
Quadro FX 3800M:
97  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 3800M:
82  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro FX 3800M:
29.9  fps
Anno 1404

Anno 1404

2009
low 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 3800M:
142.8  fps
ultra 1280x1024
100%
Quadro FX 3800M:
61.9  fps
Doom 3

Doom 3

2004
low 640x480
Quadro FX 370M:
97  fps
med. 640x480
Quadro FX 370M:
97.1  fps
high 800x600
Quadro FX 370M:
65.4  fps
ultra 1024x768
Quadro FX 370M:
39.9  fps

Average Gaming NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800MNVIDIA Quadro FX 370M
lowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4K
Fifa 11230.6124.2
Risen64.931.8
Need for Speed Shift78.540.9
Colin McRae: DIRT 2978229.9
Anno 1404142.861.9
NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800MNVIDIA Quadro FX 370M
lowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4K
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