Review HP EliteBook 8740w Mobile Workstation
Intel Core i7-820QM | NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M | 17.00" | 3.8 kg
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.
Quadro FX Series
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Codename | NB10-GLM3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architecture | G9x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pipelines | 96 - unified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Core Speed | 600 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shader Speed | 1500 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Speed | 1000 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Bus Width | 256 Bit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Type | GDDR3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Max. Amount of Memory | 1024 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shared Memory | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
API | DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power Consumption | 75 Watt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transistor Count | 754 Million | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
technology | 55 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features | OpenGL 2.1, CUDA, PowerMizer 8.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notebook Size | large | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of Announcement | 01.12.2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Link to Manufacturer Page | www.nvidia.com |
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.
low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |
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Mafia 2 | 63.2 | 56.1 | 48.9 | 30.8 | ||
StarCraft 2 | 158 | 60 | 52 | 29.6 | ||
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | 58.9 | 41.53 | 23.07 | |||
CoD Modern Warfare 2 | 158.1 | 78.9 | 66.7 | 41.2 | ||
Colin McRae: DIRT 2 | 96.3 | 89.5 | 62.6 | 30.7 | ||
low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 2 2 | 2 3 | 3 2 | 2 3 | | |
For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List
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