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NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M

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 3600M

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The NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M is a professional graphics card for CAD, DCC and other modeling applications based upon the 8800M GTX consumer card (G92 architecture). It was a high-end card at the time of announcement. Certified drivers grant error-free and faster performance in professional applications. The FX 3600M was later succeeded by the more efficient 55nm FX 2800M and FX 3800M, both of which still utilize the G92 architecture.

The most important aspect of the Quadro FX 3600M is its use "Unified Shaders". There no longer exist any dedicated pixel or vertex shaders. Instead, the FX 3600M uses 64 so-called stream processors to handle most of the graphics work previously processed by pixel and vertex shaders. Furthermore, the shader units are clocked higher than the GPU core (1250 MHz).

The performance of the FX 3600M shoul be higher than the 1600M due to the 256 bit wide memory bus and the high number of Unified Shaders. According to Nvidia, the GPU is best suited for modelling large 3D scenes and complex models.

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NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800MNVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M
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 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 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 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 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
CodenameNB10-GLM3NB8E-GLM
ArchitectureG9xG9x
Pipelines96 - unified96 - unified
Core Speed600 MHz500 MHz
Shader Speed1500 MHz1250 MHz
Memory Speed1000 MHz800 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR3GDDR3
Max. Amount of Memory1024 MB512 MB
Shared Memorynono
APIDirectX 10, Shader 4.0DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Power Consumption75 Watt70 Watt
Transistors754 Million754 Million
technology55 nm65 nm
FeaturesOpenGL 2.1, CUDA, PowerMizer 8.0PureVideo technology (H.264, VC-1, MPEG2, WMV9 decoding acceleration), HDCP-capable, PowerMizer 7.0 energy administration (dynamic switching between performance and energy saving), HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting), designed for Windows Vista, supports Dual-Link DVI-D exits for TFT resolutions up to 2560x1600, LVDS, VGA, HDTV, HDCP, HDMI, PCI-E 16x, OpenGL 2.1, Gigathread technology
Notebook Sizelargelarge
Date of Announcement01.12.2009 23.02.2008
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.nvidia.comwww.nvidia.com
InformationMXM Factor III

Benchmarks

3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
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3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
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3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
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3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
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3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
3DMark 06
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3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M
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3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M
3DMark 06
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SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - 3dsmax
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SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Catia
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SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - EnSight
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SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Maya
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SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SolidWorks
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SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
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specvp11 tcvis-02 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
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specvp11 sw-02 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
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specvp11 proe-05 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
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specvp11 maya-03 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
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specvp11 lightwave-01 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
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specvp11 ensight-04 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
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specvp11 catia-03 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
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Windows Vista Experience Index - Windows Vista Leistungsindex - Grafik (Spiele)
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Windows Vista Experience Index - Windows Vista Leistungsindex - Grafik
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Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M
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Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
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* 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
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
63.2  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
56.1  fps
high 1360x768
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
48.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
30.8  fps
StarCraft 2

StarCraft 2

2010
low 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
158  fps
med. 1360x768
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
60  fps
high 1360x768
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
52  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
29.6  fps
Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

2010
med. 1366x768
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
58.9  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
41.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
23.1  fps
CoD Modern Warfare 2

CoD Modern Warfare 2

2009
low 800x600
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
158.1  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
78.9  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
66.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
41.2  fps
Colin McRae: DIRT 2

Colin McRae: DIRT 2

2009
low 800x600
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
96.3  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
89.5  fps
high 1360x768
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
62.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro FX 2800M:
30.7  fps
Crysis - GPU Benchmark

Crysis - GPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
Quadro FX 3600M:
98.1  fps
med. 1024x768
Quadro FX 3600M:
59.5  fps
Crysis - CPU Benchmark

Crysis - CPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
Quadro FX 3600M:
119.5  fps
med. 1024x768
Quadro FX 3600M:
53.2  fps
high 1024x768
Quadro FX 3600M:
29  fps
World in Conflict - Benchmark

World in Conflict - Benchmark

2007
med. 1024x768
Quadro FX 3600M:
63  fps
high 1024x768
Quadro FX 3600M:
41  fps
F.E.A.R.

F.E.A.R.

2005
low 640x480
Quadro FX 3600M:
503  fps
med. 800x600
Quadro FX 3600M:
230  fps
high 1024x768
Quadro FX 3600M:
103  fps
Doom 3

Doom 3

2004
low 640x480
Quadro FX 3600M:
176.5  fps
med. 640x480
Quadro FX 3600M:
177.3  fps
high 800x600
Quadro FX 3600M:
175.1  fps
ultra 1024x768
Quadro FX 3600M:
167.8  fps

Average Gaming NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800Mlowmed.highultraQHD4K
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
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Crysis - GPU Benchmark98.159.5
Crysis - CPU Benchmark119.553.228.98
World in Conflict - Benchmark6341
F.E.A.R.503230103
Doom 3176.5177.3175.1167.8
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