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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 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.

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
ArchitectureG9x
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 Vantage - P Result no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 5779     avg: 5783 (16%)     max: 5787 Points
3DMark Vantage - P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 5000     avg: 5037 (14%)     max: 5074 Points
3DMark 06
0% 100%
min: 11162     avg: 11358.5 (39%)     max: 11555 Points
3DMark 05 - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 16310     avg: 16935.5 (46%)     max: 17561 Points
3DMark 03 - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 33900     avg: 33900 (23%)     max: 33900 Points
3DMark 2001SE - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 34844     avg: 34844 (57%)     max: 34844 Points
PCMark Vantage - Gaming Score 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 5006     avg: 6037.5 (23%)     max: 7069 Points
SPECviewperf 11 - Catia 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 9.53     avg: 13.4 (19%)     max: 20.92 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Ensight 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 10.8     avg: 11.9 (20%)     max: 13.7 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Lightwave 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 7.99     avg: 16.2 (20%)     max: 32 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Maya 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 6.2     avg: 7 (6%)     max: 7.5 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Pro/ENGINEER 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 4.67     avg: 5.1 (30%)     max: 5.89 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - SolidWorks 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 6.73     avg: 14.1 (22%)     max: 28 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Tcvis 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 15.1     avg: 15.9 (27%)     max: 17.4 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Siemens NX 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 13.58     avg: 14.7 (23%)     max: 16.55 fps
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 (33%)     max: 29.36 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
- 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
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
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", 3.8 kg
  Review » Review HP EliteBook 8740w Mobile Workstation

Lenovo Thinkpad W701 2500-2EG: Intel Core i7 720QM, 17.2", 3.9 kg
  Review » Review Lenovo Thinkpad W701 Notebook

HP Elitebook 8740w 820QM/FX2800M: Intel Core i7 820QM, 17.0", 3.8 kg
  External Review » HP Elitebook 8740w 820QM/FX2800M

Lenovo Thinkpad W701 2500-2EG: Intel Core i7 720QM, 17.2", 3.9 kg
  External Review » Lenovo Thinkpad W701 2500-2EG

Lenovo ThinkPad W701ds-2500: Intel Core i7 820QM, 17.3", 4.1 kg
  External Review » Lenovo ThinkPad W701ds-2500

» Comparison of GPUs
Detailled list of all laptop GPUs with a short description. Classified and sorted by performance.

» 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
Radeon HD 7970
GeForce GTX 660 Ti
Radeon HD 7870
GeForce GTX 580
Radeon HD 6970
GeForce GTX 570
GeForce GTX 480
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Radeon HD 6870
Radeon HD 5850
Radeon HD 7770
Radeon HD 7770
GeForce GTX 460 768MB
Radeon HD 6790
Radeon HD 5770
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Class 2
GeForce GTS 450
Radeon HD 4850
Class 3
Radeon HD 5670
GeForce GT 240
GeForce GT 430
Radeon HD 5570
GeForce GT 220
Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5
Class 4
Class 5
Radeon HD 4350
GeForce G 107M *
Chrome9HD *
PowerVR SGX554MP4 *
Mali-T604 *
Class 6
PowerVR SGX543MP4 *
Adreno 320 *
PowerVR SGX543MP3 *
PowerVR SGX543MP2 *
PowerVR SGX545
PowerVR SGX544 *
Adreno 305 *
Adreno 225 *
Vivante GC4000 *
Mali-400 MP4 *
VideoCore-IV *
Adreno 220 *
Vivante GC1000+ Dual-Core
Mali-400 MP2 *
PowerVR SGX540 *
Adreno 205 *
Adreno 203 *
GC800 *
PowerVR SGX535
PowerVR SGX531
PowerVR SGX530
Adreno 200 *
Mali-200 *
unknown *

* Approximate position of the graphics adapter

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Author: Klaus Hinum (Update: 2013-01-16)