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NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M

NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M

The NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M is a professional middle class graphics card for mobile workstations (about 15"). It is based on the GeForce GT 330M graphics card with slower clock rates and therefore is a DirectX 10.1 chip that is produced in 40nm. 

Due to a special BIOS and professional drivers, the FX 880M should perform noticeably better than a 330M in professional applications (like CAD, DCC, Rendering). Another advantage for professional users are the certified drivers that should ensure a bug free experience with the most common professional applications. Futhermore, the Quadro FX drivers contain profiles for these applications to ensure the best settings (similar to the game profiles in GeForce cards).

The Quadro FX 880M is also based on the GT216 core in 40nm. The shaders are based on the desktop GTX 200 architecture and therefore a bit improved compared to the previous generation cards.

Without load, the Quadro FX 880M is able to downclock to 135 / 270 / 135 MHz (chip / shader / memory clock).

The gaming performance of the FX 880M should be beyond the GT 330M, because of the different drivers. Gamers should choose a GeForce card because of the better game support.

The chip supports Optimus for automatic switching between dedicated and integrated graphics card (e.g. in the new Core i5 CPUs). Still Optimus was for example not integrated in the Lenovo Thinkpad W510.

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 compare 96 @ 0.6 GHz256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3600M compare 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 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
CodenameN10P-GLM
ArchitectureGT2xx
Pipelines48 - unified
Core Speed550 MHz
Shader Speed1210 MHz
Memory Speed790 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR3, DDR3
Max. Amount of Memory1024 MB
Shared Memoryno
APIDirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1
Power Consumption35 Watt
technology40 nm
Notebook Sizemedium sized
Date of Announcement07.01.2010
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.nvidia.com

Benchmarks

3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 2558     avg: 2643     median: 2638.5 (1%)     max: 2735 Points
+ 4 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 2128     avg: 2203     median: 2149.5 (1%)     max: 2385 Points
+ 4 benchmarks and specifications   - Hide comparison chart
3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
min: 28169     avg: 32291     median: 33331 (35%)     max: 34331 Points
+ 4 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 18796     avg: 18980     median: 19002 (10%)     max: 19137 Points
+ 5 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 13154     avg: 13217     median: 13185 (14%)     max: 13298 Points
+ 5 benchmarks and specifications   - Hide comparison chart
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06
min: 6366     avg: 6401     median: 6378 (8%)     max: 6473 Points
+ 5 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x768 +
3DMark 06
6392 Points (8%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - 3dsmax
47.8 points (99%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Catia
47.6 points (100%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Maya
60.1 points (32%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SolidWorks
58 points (86%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS Teamcenter
24.4 points (63%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
min: 9.18     avg: 9.7     median: 9.7 (6%)     max: 10.27 fps
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
specvp11 tcvis-02 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
min: 11.04     avg: 11.2     median: 11.2 (6%)     max: 11.32 fps
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
specvp11 sw-02 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
min: 7.56     avg: 16     median: 16 (12%)     max: 24.45 fps
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
specvp11 proe-05 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
min: 4.28     avg: 5.2     median: 5.2 (6%)     max: 6.21 fps
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
specvp11 maya-03 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
min: 6.94     avg: 8     median: 8 (6%)     max: 9.09 fps
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
specvp11 lightwave-01 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
min: 9.81     avg: 23.8     median: 23.8 (26%)     max: 37.84 fps
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
specvp11 ensight-04 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
min: 10     avg: 10.3     median: 10.3 (5%)     max: 10.59 fps
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
specvp11 catia-03 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
min: 8.63     avg: 12.3     median: 12.3 (6%)     max: 15.92 fps
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
6.4 Points (81%)
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
6.4 Points (81%)
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 4809     avg: 4886     median: 4846 (3%)     max: 5002 points
+ 3 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 15.84     avg: 16     median: 16 (5%)     max: 16.14 fps
+ 4 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

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.

Fifa 11

Fifa 11

2010
med. 1024x768
129.2  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
90.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
50.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
StarCraft 2

StarCraft 2

2010
low 1024x768
155  fps    + Compare
med. 1360x768
42  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
29  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
12  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

2010
low 1024x768
58.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
30.4  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
16.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
9.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
CoD Modern Warfare 2

CoD Modern Warfare 2

2009
low 800x600
124.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
42.2  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
35.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
21  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Risen

Risen

2009
low 800x600
75.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
29.8 33.4 ~ 32 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
18.2 20.6 ~ 19 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
12.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Colin McRae: DIRT 2

Colin McRae: DIRT 2

2009
low 800x600
79.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
45.7 47.8 ~ 47 fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
20 39 ~ 30 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
12.8  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Anno 1404

Anno 1404

2009
low 1024x768
59.7 60 131 147.3 ~ 100 fps    + Compare
ultra 1280x1024
19 19.1 20.5 23 ~ 20 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
F.E.A.R. 2

F.E.A.R. 2

2009
low 800x600
179.6  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
65.9  fps    + Compare
high 1280x1024
42.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Far Cry 2

Far Cry 2

2008
low 640x480
93.3  fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
32.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Racedriver: GRID

Racedriver: GRID

2008
med. 1024x768
48.7  fps    + Compare
high 1280x1024
28.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

2007
low 800x600
225.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
60  fps    + Compare
high 1280x1024
59.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Supreme Commander - FA Bench

Supreme Commander - FA Bench

2007
med. 1024x768
29.9  fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
28.2  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Fifa 11129.290.550.4
StarCraft 2155422912
Battlefield: Bad Company 258.830.416.19.7
CoD Modern Warfare 2124.142.235.421
Risen75.4321912.7
Colin McRae: DIRT 279.3473012.8
Anno 140410020
F.E.A.R. 2179.665.942.3
Far Cry 293.332.39
Racedriver: GRID48.728.9
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare225.76059.9
Supreme Commander - FA Bench29.9228.18
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