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NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M

NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M

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The NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M is a professional middle class graphics card for mobile workstations (about 15"). It is based on the GeForce GT 330M graphics card with slower clock rates and therefore is a DirectX 10.1 chip that is produced in 40nm. 

Due to a special BIOS and professional drivers, the FX 880M should perform noticeably better than a 330M in professional applications (like CAD, DCC, Rendering). Another advantage for professional users are the certified drivers that should ensure a bug free experience with the most common professional applications. Futhermore, the Quadro FX drivers contain profiles for these applications to ensure the best settings (similar to the game profiles in GeForce cards).

The Quadro FX 880M is also based on the GT216 core in 40nm. The shaders are based on the desktop GTX 200 architecture and therefore a bit improved compared to the previous generation cards.

Without load, the Quadro FX 880M is able to downclock to 135 / 270 / 135 MHz (chip / shader / memory clock).

The gaming performance of the FX 880M should be beyond the GT 330M, because of the different drivers. Gamers should choose a GeForce card because of the better game support.

The chip supports Optimus for automatic switching between dedicated and integrated graphics card (e.g. in the new Core i5 CPUs). Still Optimus was for example not integrated in the Lenovo Thinkpad W510.

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.

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NVIDIA Quadro FX 880MNVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
Quadro FX Series
Quadro FX 3800M compare 128 @ 0.68 GHz256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3700M compare 128 @ 0.55 GHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 2800M 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 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 compare 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 compare 128 @ 0.68 GHz256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3700M compare 128 @ 0.55 GHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 2800M 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 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 compare 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
CodenameN10P-GLMNB10-GLM3
ArchitectureGT2xxG9x
Pipelines48 - unified96 - unified
Core Speed550 MHz600 MHz
Shader Speed1210 MHz1500 MHz
Memory Speed790 MHz1000 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR3, DDR3GDDR3
Max. Amount of Memory1024 MB1024 MB
Shared Memorynono
APIDirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Power Consumption35 Watt75 Watt
technology40 nm55 nm
Notebook Sizemedium sizedlarge
Date of Announcement07.01.2010 01.12.2009
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.nvidia.comwww.nvidia.com
Transistors754 Million
FeaturesOpenGL 2.1, CUDA, PowerMizer 8.0

Benchmarks

3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 2558     avg: 2643     median: 2638.5 (1%)     max: 2735 Points
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 880M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 2128     avg: 2203     median: 2149.5 (1%)     max: 2385 Points
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
min: 28169     avg: 32291     median: 33331 (35%)     max: 34331 Points
34844 Points (36%)
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 18796     avg: 18980     median: 19002 (10%)     max: 19137 Points
33900 Points (18%)
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 13154     avg: 13217     median: 13185 (14%)     max: 13298 Points
min: 16310     avg: 16936     median: 16935.5 (19%)     max: 17561 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M
3DMark 06
min: 6366     avg: 6401     median: 6378 (8%)     max: 6473 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
min: 11162     avg: 11359     median: 11358.5 (15%)     max: 11555 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x768 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M
3DMark 06
6392 Points (8%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - 3dsmax
47.8 Points (99%)
32.3 Points (67%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Catia
47.6 Points (100%)
39 Points (82%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Maya
60.1 Points (32%)
59.6 Points (32%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SolidWorks
58 Points (86%)
59.5 Points (88%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS Teamcenter
24.4 Points (63%)
35.2 Points (91%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - EnSight
44 Points (93%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Pro/Engeneer
42.6 Points (83%)
SPECviewperf 10 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS NX
31.3 Points (64%)
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
min: 9.18     avg: 9.7     median: 9.7 (6%)     max: 10.27 fps
specvp11 snx-01 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
min: 13.58     avg: 14.7     median: 13.9 (8%)     max: 16.55 fps
specvp11 tcvis-02 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
min: 11.04     avg: 11.2     median: 11.2 (6%)     max: 11.32 fps
specvp11 tcvis-02 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
min: 15.1     avg: 16     median: 15.3 (9%)     max: 17.4 fps
specvp11 sw-02 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
min: 7.56     avg: 16     median: 16 (12%)     max: 24.45 fps
specvp11 sw-02 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
min: 6.73     avg: 14.1     median: 7.5 (6%)     max: 28 fps
specvp11 proe-05 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
min: 4.28     avg: 5.2     median: 5.2 (6%)     max: 6.21 fps
specvp11 proe-05 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
min: 4.67     avg: 5.1     median: 4.7 (6%)     max: 5.89 fps
specvp11 maya-03 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
min: 6.94     avg: 8     median: 8 (6%)     max: 9.09 fps
specvp11 maya-03 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
min: 6.2     avg: 7     median: 7.4 (6%)     max: 7.5 fps
specvp11 lightwave-01 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
min: 9.81     avg: 23.8     median: 23.8 (26%)     max: 37.84 fps
specvp11 lightwave-01 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
min: 7.99     avg: 16.2     median: 8.5 (9%)     max: 32 fps
specvp11 ensight-04 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
min: 10     avg: 10.3     median: 10.3 (5%)     max: 10.59 fps
specvp11 ensight-04 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
min: 10.8     avg: 11.9     median: 11.1 (5%)     max: 13.7 fps
specvp11 catia-03 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
min: 8.63     avg: 12.3     median: 12.3 (6%)     max: 15.92 fps
specvp11 catia-03 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
min: 9.53     avg: 13.4     median: 9.7 (5%)     max: 20.92 fps
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
6.4 Points (81%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
6.4 Points (81%)
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 880M
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 4809     avg: 4886     median: 4846 (3%)     max: 5002 Points
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 15.84     avg: 16     median: 16 (5%)     max: 16.14 fps
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 880M → 100% n=20

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M → 122% n=20

- 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 880M:
129.2  fps
high 1360x768
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
90.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
50.4  fps
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
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
155  fps
102%
Quadro FX 2800M:
158  fps
med. 1360x768
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
42  fps
143%
Quadro FX 2800M:
60  fps
high 1360x768
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
29  fps
179%
Quadro FX 2800M:
52  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
12  fps
247%
Quadro FX 2800M:
29.6  fps
Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

2010
low 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
58.8  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
30.4  fps
194%
Quadro FX 2800M:
58.9  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
16.1  fps
258%
Quadro FX 2800M:
41.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
9.7  fps
238%
Quadro FX 2800M:
23.1  fps
CoD Modern Warfare 2

CoD Modern Warfare 2

2009
low 800x600
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
124.1  fps
127%
Quadro FX 2800M:
158.1  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
42.2  fps
187%
Quadro FX 2800M:
78.9  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
35.4  fps
188%
Quadro FX 2800M:
66.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
21  fps
196%
Quadro FX 2800M:
41.2  fps
Risen

Risen

2009
low 800x600
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
75.4  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
29.8 33.4 ~ 32 fps
high 1366x768
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
18.2 20.6 ~ 19 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
12.7  fps
Colin McRae: DIRT 2

Colin McRae: DIRT 2

2009
low 800x600
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
79.3  fps
121%
Quadro FX 2800M:
96.3  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
45.7 47.8 ~ 47 fps
190%
Quadro FX 2800M:
89.5  fps
high 1360x768
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
20 39 ~ 30 fps
209%
Quadro FX 2800M:
62.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
12.8  fps
240%
Quadro FX 2800M:
30.7  fps
Anno 1404

Anno 1404

2009
low 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
59.7 60 131 147.3 ~ 100 fps
ultra 1280x1024
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
19 19.1 20.5 23 ~ 20 fps
F.E.A.R. 2

F.E.A.R. 2

2009
low 800x600
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
179.6  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
65.9  fps
high 1280x1024
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
42.3  fps
Far Cry 2

Far Cry 2

2008
low 640x480
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
93.3  fps
high 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
32.4  fps
Racedriver: GRID

Racedriver: GRID

2008
med. 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
48.7  fps
high 1280x1024
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
28.9  fps
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

2007
low 800x600
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
225.7  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
60  fps
high 1280x1024
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
59.9  fps
Supreme Commander - FA Bench

Supreme Commander - FA Bench

2007
med. 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
29.9  fps
high 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 880M:
28.2  fps

Average Gaming NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M → 188%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 201%

NVIDIA Quadro FX 880MNVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
lowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4K
Fifa 11129.290.550.4
StarCraft 2155422912158605229.6
Battlefield: Bad Company 258.830.416.19.758.941.5323.07
CoD Modern Warfare 2124.142.235.421158.178.966.741.2
Risen75.4321912.7
Colin McRae: DIRT 279.3473012.896.389.562.630.7
Anno 140410020
F.E.A.R. 2179.665.942.3
Far Cry 293.332.39
Racedriver: GRID48.728.9
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare225.76059.9
Supreme Commander - FA Bench29.9228.18
NVIDIA Quadro FX 880MNVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
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