NVIDIA Quadro FX 380M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M

NVIDIA Quadro FX 380M

The Nvidia Quadro FX 380M is a professional entry-level graphics card for mobile workstations. It is based on the GeForce 310M and therefore the 3D performance is not very good. Due to special drivers and optimizations, the performance for professional applications should be much better (than the 310M would perform). Another advantage are the certified drivers than ensure a good performance of professional applications without errors.

The card supports DirectX 10.1 and all the features of the G 310M (as it is based on the same GT218 core). Therefore PureVideo HD to decode HD videos with the graphics card is supported. The used Video Processor 4 (VP4) is able to fully decode H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2, and also MPEG-4 ASP (DivX or xVID) in hardware to minimize CPU load. MPEG-1 is not supported but can be easily handled by every modern CPU.

The gaming performance of the FX380M is similar to the GeForce 310M and therefore located in the entry level class. The professional drivers are however optimized for applications and may therefore deliver a worse performance. Modern 3D games like COD Modern Warfare 2 run only in low details and resolutions fluently. Some demanding games like NFS Shift or GTA4 wont run fluently at all. Less demanding games like SIMS 3 run in medium details and resolutions fluently. Therefore, the graphics card can not be recommended for gamers.

As the FX380M supports CUDA, DirectX Compute 10.1, and OpenCL, the shaders of the graphics processor can be used for other tasks than rendering images (e.g. faster encoding of videos).

The used GT218 core is manufactured in 40nm and based on the desktop GTX 200 architecture.

NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M

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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 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 380M

NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M

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

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

n10m-glm

NB9E-GLM2

NB9P-GLM

Architecture

GT2xx

G9x

Pipelines

16 - unified

48 - unified

32 - unified

Core Speed

625 MHz

530 MHz

625 MHz

Shader Speed

1530 MHz

1325 MHz

1250 MHz

Memory Speed

800 MHz

Memory Bus Width

64 Bit

256 Bit

128 Bit

Memory Type

GDDR3, DDR3

GDDR3

Max. Amount of Memory

512 MB

1024 MB

256 MB

Shared Memory

API

DirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1

DirectX 10, Shader 4.0

Power Consumption

25 Watt

65 Watt

50 Watt

Transistors

260 Million

504 Million

289 Million

technology

40 nm

65 nm

Features

DirectX Compute Support (Windows 7), CUDA, OpenCL, OpenGL 2.1, certified drivers

OpenGL 2.1, PowerMizer 8.0, PureVideo HD

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

Date of Announcement

07.01.2010

14.08.2008

01.10.2008

Link to Manufacturer Page

www.nvidia.com

Notebook Size

large

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 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%

¹ 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

98%

¹ Quadro FX 1700M +

35734 Points (37%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Precision M4400	T9400	Quadro FX 1700M 0.5 GB	4 GB	35734

3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard

100%

¹ 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

76%

¹ Quadro FX 1700M +

18212 Points (10%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Precision M4400	T9400	Quadro FX 1700M 0.5 GB	4 GB	18212

3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard

100%

Quadro FX 380M +

7095 Points (8%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
HP EliteBook 8440w	620M	Quadro FX 380M	4 GB	7095

200%

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

163%

Quadro FX 1700M +

11550 Points (13%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Precision M4400	T9400	Quadro FX 1700M 0.5 GB	4 GB	11550

3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + NVIDIA Quadro FX 380M

3DMark 06

100%

¹ Quadro FX 380M +

3690 Points (5%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings
(3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings)	620M	Quadro FX 380M 0.5 GB	4 GB	3690

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

205%

¹ 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 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 380M

3DMark 06

100%

¹ Quadro FX 380M +

3687 Points (5%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024
HP EliteBook 8440w (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024)	620M	Quadro FX 380M	4 GB	3687

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

208%

¹ 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 1280x800 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M

3DMark 06

100%

¹ Quadro FX 1700M +

6302 Points (8%)

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

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

Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)

100%

¹ 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 1700M

140%

¹ Quadro FX 1700M +

6159 Points (4%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Precision M4400	T9400	Quadro FX 1700M 0.5 GB	4 GB	6159

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro FX 380M → 100% ⁿ⁼¹

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M → 200% ⁿ⁼¹

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M → 163% ⁿ⁼¹

- 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 1700M:

33.3 fps

Quadro FX 1700M:

19.1 fps

Crysis - CPU Benchmark

2007

Quadro FX 1700M:

29.3 fps

Quadro FX 1700M:

17.1 fps

F.E.A.R.

2005

Quadro FX 1700M:

378 fps

Quadro FX 1700M:

152 fps

Quadro FX 1700M:

59 fps

Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

1999

Quadro FX 1700M:

610 fps

	NVIDIA Quadro FX 380M						NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M						NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M
	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
Crysis - GPU Benchmark														33.31	19.06
Crysis - CPU Benchmark														29.3	17.07
F.E.A.R.													378	152	59
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo															610
	NVIDIA Quadro FX 380M						NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M						NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M
	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K	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							< 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps	1	1 1 1	2 1 1