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NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M

The NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M is a mobile workstation graphics card for high end laptops. It is based on the Geforce GTX 280M core (G92 core) and features 128 CUDA cores (unified shaders).

Compared to the Quadro FX 3700M, the Quadro FX 3800M features a higher clock speed and is manufacturered in 55nm (compared to 65nm of the 3700M). In fact, the FX3800M is clocked even higher than the consumer GeForce GTX 280M and performs notably better as a result.

The Quadro FX series of cards are optimized for professional applications like CAD or DCC. Notably, OpenGL performance should be much improved compared to  consumer GeForce cards of similar specifications.

At the time its announcement (December 2009), the FX 3800M was the fastest workstation graphics card for laptops.

ManufacturerNVIDIA
Quadro FX Series
Quadro FX 3800M 128 cores @ 675 MHz256 Bit @ 1000 MHz

Quadro FX 3700M

 128 cores @ 550 MHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz

Quadro FX 2800M

 96 cores @ 600 MHz256 Bit @ 1000 MHz

Quadro FX 3600M

 96 cores @ 500 MHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz

Quadro FX 2700M

 48 cores @ 530 MHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz

Quadro FX 880M

 48 cores @ 550 MHz128 Bit @ 790 MHz

Quadro FX 3500M

 24/8 cores @ 575 MHz256 Bit @ 700 MHz

Quadro FX 2500M

 24/8 cores @ 500 MHz256 Bit @ 600 MHz

Quadro FX 1700M

 32 cores @ 625 MHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz

Quadro FX 1600M

 32 cores @ 625 MHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz

Quadro FX 1500M

 20/7 cores @ 375 MHz256 Bit @ 500 MHz

Quadro FX 770M

 32 cores @ 500 MHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz

Quadro FX 570M

 32 cores @ 475 MHz128 Bit @ 700 MHz

Quadro FX 370M

 8 cores @ 580 MHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz

Quadro FX 360M

 16 cores @ 400 MHz64 Bit @ 600 MHz

Quadro FX 350M

 4/3 cores @ 450 MHz64 Bit @ 350 MHz
CodenameN10E-GLM4
ArchitectureG9x
Pipelines128 - unified
Core Speed *675 MHz
Shader Speed *1688 MHz
Memory Speed *1000 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR3
Max. Amount of Memory1024 MB
Shared Memoryno
DirectXDirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Current Consumption100 Watt
Transistors754 Million
technology55 nm
FeaturesOpenGL 2.1, CUDA, PowerMizer 8.0
Notebook Sizelarge
Date of Announcement20.12.2009
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: 6584     avg: 6951.3 (19%)     max: 7491 Points
3DMark Vantage - P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 5758     avg: 5926.3 (14%)     max: 6019 Points
3DMark 06
0% 100%
min: 12050     avg: 12882 (44%)     max: 13323 Points
3DMark 05 - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 16593     avg: 18198.7 (49%)     max: 19960 Points
3DMark 03 - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 33146     avg: 37082 (25%)     max: 39909 Points
3DMark 2001SE - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 32886     avg: 34790 (57%)     max: 36694 Points
SPECviewperf 11 - Catia 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 23.38     avg: 23.4 (34%)     max: 23.38 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Ensight 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 16.17     avg: 16.2 (27%)     max: 16.17 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Lightwave 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 38.4     avg: 38.4 (48%)     max: 38.4 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Maya 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 16.55     avg: 16.6 (15%)     max: 16.55 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Pro/ENGINEER 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 6.9     avg: 6.9 (40%)     max: 6.9 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - SolidWorks 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 30.57     avg: 30.6 (47%)     max: 30.57 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Tcvis 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 18.68     avg: 18.7 (31%)     max: 18.68 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Siemens NX 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 18.82     avg: 18.8 (30%)     max: 18.82 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - 3ds Max 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 32.8     avg: 32.8 (68%)     max: 32.8 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Catia 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 45.75     avg: 45.8 (96%)     max: 45.75 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - EnSight 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 47.37     avg: 47.4 (100%)     max: 47.37 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Maya 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 59.74     avg: 59.7 (32%)     max: 59.74 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Pro/Engeneer 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 51.12     avg: 51.1 (100%)     max: 51.12 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SolidWorks 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 59.72     avg: 59.7 (89%)     max: 59.72 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS Teamcenter 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 38.52     avg: 38.5 (100%)     max: 38.52 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS NX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 35.3     avg: 35.3 (72%)     max: 35.3 fps
Cinebench R11.5 - OpenGL 64Bit
0% 100%
min: 32.07     avg: 32.7 (37%)     max: 33.29 Points
Cinebench R10 - Shading 32Bit
0% 100%
min: 4429     avg: 4928 (45%)     max: 5427 Points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Gaming graphics
0% 100%
min: 6.9     avg: 6.9 (87%)     max: 6.9 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.

Fifa 11
Fifa 11 (2010)
med.:
230.6  fps      Compare
high:
124.2  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Civilization 5 (2010): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings low. - more...
Risen
Risen (2009)
med.:
64.9  fps      Compare
ultra:
31.8  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Resident Evil 5 (2009): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings ultra. - more...
Need for Speed Shift
Need for Speed Shift (2009)
med.:
78.5  fps      Compare
ultra:
40.9  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Colin McRae: DIRT 2
Colin McRae: DIRT 2 (2009)
low:
97  fps      Compare
med.:
82  fps      Compare
ultra:
29.9  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Anno 1404
Anno 1404 (2009)
low:
142.8  fps      Compare
ultra:
61.9  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
ArmA 2 (2009): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...

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

SPECviewPerf 10 Benchmark in Windows 7 64 Bit conducted by a Dell Precision M6500 (920XM, 4GB DDR3, RAID 0 7200RPM HDDs) - Thanks to Sebastien for mailing us the infos
SPECviewPerf 10 Benchmark in Windows 7 64 Bit conducted by a Dell Precision M6500 (920XM, 4GB DDR3, RAID 0 7200RPM HDDs) - Thanks to Sebastien for mailing us the infos

Notebook reviews with NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M graphics card

Eurocom Panther 2.0: Intel Core i7 (Desktop) 980X EE, 17.3", 3.6 kg
  External Review » Eurocom Panther 2.0

HP 8740W-WW427PA: Intel Core i7 820QM, 17.0", 3.6 kg
  External Review » HP 8740W-WW427PA

HP EliteBook 8740w-WD943EA: Intel Core i7 840QM, 17.0", 3.6 kg
  External Review » HP EliteBook 8740w-WD943EA

HP EliteBook 8740W-XT911UT: Intel Core i7 740QM, 17.0", 3.6 kg
  External Review » HP EliteBook 8740W-XT911UT

Lenovo ThinkPad W701ds: Intel Core i7 920XM, 17.0", 4.1 kg
  External Review » Lenovo ThinkPad W701ds

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

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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)