NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M

NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M

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 may be already produced in 55nm (9800M GT is produced in 65nm) and features a higher core clock.

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 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 steer up to two displays simultaneously (DisplayPort up to 2560x1600, DVI/HDMI up to 1920x1200). Dell communicates a thermal power of 65 Watt (Nvidia 75 Watt TDP).

Due to the power consumption of max 65/75 Watt (TDP) and 10 Watt in Idle mode, the Quadro FX 2800M can only be used in middle sized (with often running fans) to big sized laptops.

ManufacturerNVIDIA
Quadro FX Series

Quadro FX 3800M 128@675MHz

Quadro FX 3700M 128@550MHz

Quadro FX 2800M 96@600MHz

Quadro FX 3600M 96@500MHz

Quadro FX 2700M 48@530MHz

Quadro FX 880M 48@550MHz

Quadro FX 3500M 24/8@575MHz

Quadro FX 2500M 24/8@500MHz

Quadro FX 1700M 32@625MHz

Quadro FX 1600M 32@625MHz

Quadro FX 1500M 20/7@375MHz

Quadro FX 770M 32@500MHz

Quadro FX 570M 32@475MHz

Quadro FX 370M 8@580MHz

Quadro FX 360M 16@400MHz

Quadro FX 350M 4/3@450MHz

CodenameNB10-GLM3
Pipelines96 - unified
Core Speed *600 MHz
Shader Speed *1500 MHz
Memory Speed *1000 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR3
Max. Amount of Memory1024 MB
Shared Memoryno
DirectXDirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Current Consumption75 Watt
Transistors754 Million
technology55 nm
FeaturesOpenGL 2.1, CUDA, PowerMizer 8.0
Notebook Sizelarge
Date of Announcement01.12.2009
Link to Manufacturer Pagehttp://www.nvidia.com/object/product_qua...
* The specified clock rates are only guidelines for the manufacturer and can be altered by them.

Benchmarks

3DMark 2001SE - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 34844     avg: 34844 (57%)     max: 34844 Points
3DMark 03 - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 33900     avg: 33900 (32%)     max: 33900 Points
3DMark 05 - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 16310     avg: 16935.5 (52%)     max: 17561 Points
3DMark 06
0% 100%
min: 11162     avg: 11358.5 (44%)     max: 11555 Points
PCMark Vantage - Gaming Score 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 5006     avg: 6037.5 (27%)     max: 7069 Points
Windows Vista Experience Index - GPU
0% 100%
min: 6.8     avg: 6.8 (100%)     max: 6.8 Points
Windows Vista Experience Index - GPU Games
0% 100%
min: 6.8     avg: 6.8 (100%)     max: 6.8 Points
3DMark Vantage - P Result no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 5779     avg: 5783 (19%)     max: 5787 Points
3DMark Vantage - P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 5000     avg: 5037 (15%)     max: 5074 Points
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - 3ds Max 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 32.33     avg: 32.3 (67%)     max: 32.33 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Catia 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 38.95     avg: 39 (82%)     max: 38.95 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - EnSight 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 43.97     avg: 44 (93%)     max: 43.97 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Maya 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 59.57     avg: 59.6 (32%)     max: 59.57 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Pro/Engeneer 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 42.59     avg: 42.6 (83%)     max: 42.59 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SolidWorks 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 59.54     avg: 59.5 (88%)     max: 59.54 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS Teamcenter 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 35.2     avg: 35.2 (91%)     max: 35.2 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS NX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 31.28     avg: 31.3 (64%)     max: 31.28 fps
Cinebench R11.5 - OpenGL 64Bit
0% 100%
min: 28.16     avg: 28.8 (38%)     max: 29.36 Points
SPECviewperf 11 - Catia 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 9.53     avg: 13.4 (32%)     max: 20.92 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Ensight 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 10.8     avg: 11.9 (30%)     max: 13.7 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Lightwave 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 7.99     avg: 16.2 (29%)     max: 32 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Maya 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 6.2     avg: 7 (8%)     max: 7.5 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Pro/ENGINEER 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 4.67     avg: 5.1 (38%)     max: 5.89 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - SolidWorks 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 6.73     avg: 14.1 (26%)     max: 28 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Tcvis 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 15.1     avg: 15.9 (38%)     max: 17.4 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Siemens NX 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 13.58     avg: 14.7 (35%)     max: 16.55 fps
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card

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 detailled information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Mafia 2
Mafia 2 (2010)
low:
63.2  fps      Compare
med.:
56.1  fps      Compare
high:
48.9  fps      Compare
ultra:
30.8  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
StarCraft 2
StarCraft 2 (2010)
low:
158  fps      Compare
med.:
60  fps      Compare
high:
52  fps      Compare
ultra:
29.6  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Just Cause 2 (2010): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (2010)
med.:
58.9  fps      Compare
high:
41.5  fps      Compare
ultra:
23.1  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Stalker: Call of Pripyat (2010): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...
CoD Modern Warfare 2
CoD Modern Warfare 2 (2009)
low:
158.1  fps      Compare
med.:
79  fps      Compare
high:
66.7  fps      Compare
ultra:
41.2  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Risen (2009): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings med.. - more...
Colin McRae: DIRT 2
Colin McRae: DIRT 2 (2009)
low:
96.3  fps      Compare
med.:
89.5  fps      Compare
high:
62.6  fps      Compare
ultra:
30.7  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Anno 1404 (2009): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings ultra. - more...

For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List

Notebook reviews with NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M graphics card

HP Elitebook 8740w 820QM/FX2800M (Intel Core i7 820QM, 17.0")
» Review HP EliteBook 8740w Mobile Workstation - Review
» HP Elitebook 8740w 820QM/FX2800M - External Review

Lenovo Thinkpad W701 2500-2EG (Intel Core i7 720QM, 17.2")
» Review Lenovo Thinkpad W701 Notebook - Review
» Lenovo Thinkpad W701 2500-2EG - External Review

Lenovo ThinkPad W701ds-2500 (Intel Core i7 820QM, 17.3")
» Lenovo ThinkPad W701ds-2500 - External Review

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» Benchmark List
Sortable and restrainable list of all GPUs with benchmarks (e.g. 3DMarks).

» Notebook Gaming List
Which game can be played with my graphics card.

Class 1
GeForce GTX 590
GeForce GTX 580
Radeon HD 6970
GeForce GTX 570
GeForce GTX 480
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Radeon HD 6870
GeForce GTX 470
Radeon HD 5850
GeForce GTX 460 768MB
Radeon HD 6790
Radeon HD 5770
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
GeForce GTS 450
Radeon HD 4850
Radeon HD 5670
Class 2
GeForce GT 240
GeForce GT 430
7590M *
Radeon HD 5570
Radeon HD 6550D *
GeForce GT 220
Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5
Class 3
Radeon HD 4350
HD Graphics 2500 *
GeForce G 107M *
Chrome9HD *
Class 4
Class 5
Class 6
SGX543MP2 *
Mali-400 MP *
PowerVR SGX540 *
PowerVR SGX535
unknown *

* Approximate position of the graphics adapter

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Author: Klaus Hinum (Update: 2012-01-25)