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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.

ManufacturerNVIDIA
Quadro FX Series
Quadro FX 3800M 128 @ 675 MHz256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3700M 128 @ 550 MHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 2800M 96 @ 600 MHz256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3600M 96 @ 500 MHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 2700M 48 @ 530 MHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 880M 48 @ 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 @ 625 MHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1600M 32 @ 625 MHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1500M 20/7 cores @ 375 MHz256 Bit @ 500 MHz
Quadro FX 770M 32 @ 500 MHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 570M 32 @ 475 MHz128 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 370M 8 @ 580 MHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 360M 16 @ 400 MHz64 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro FX 350M 4/3 cores @ 450 MHz64 Bit @ 350 MHz
CodenameN10P-GLM
ArchitectureGT2xx
Pipelines48 - unified
Core Speed *550 MHz
Shader Speed *1210 MHz
Memory Speed *790 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR3, DDR3
Max. Amount of Memory1024 MB
Shared Memoryno
DirectXDirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1
Power Consumption35 Watt
technology40 nm
Notebook Sizemedium sized
Date of Announcement07.01.2010
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 GPU no PhysX 1280x1024 +
P Result 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06 Standard 1280x1024 +
3DMark 05 - Standard 1024x768
0%
100%
min: 13154     avg: 13216.6 (28%)     median: 13185 (28%)     max: 13298 Points
+ 5 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
3DMark 03 - Standard 1024x768
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100%
min: 18796     avg: 18979.6 (10%)     median: 19002 (10%)     max: 19137 Points
+ 5 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
3DMark 2001SE - Standard 1024x768
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100%
min: 28169     avg: 32290.5 (34%)     median: 33331 (35%)     max: 34331 Points
+ 4 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
PCMark Vantage - Gaming Score 1024x768
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100%
min: 5494     avg: 5558.3 (18%)     median: 5573 (18%)     max: 5608 Points
+ 3 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
SPECviewperf 11
Siemens NX 1920x1080 +
Tcvis 1920x1080 +
SolidWorks 1920x1080 +
Pro/ENGINEER 1920x1080 +
Maya 1920x1080 +
Lightwave 1920x1080 +
Ensight 1920x1080 +
Catia 1920x1080 +
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - 3ds Max 1280x1024
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100%
min: 47.81     avg: 47.8 (99%)     median: 47.8 (99%)     max: 47.81 fps
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Catia 1280x1024
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100%
min: 47.59     avg: 47.6 (100%)     median: 47.6 (100%)     max: 47.59 fps
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Maya 1280x1024
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100%
min: 60.06     avg: 60.1 (32%)     median: 60.1 (32%)     max: 60.06 fps
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SolidWorks 1280x1024
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100%
min: 58.05     avg: 58.1 (86%)     median: 58.1 (86%)     max: 58.05 fps
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS Teamcenter 1280x1024
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100%
min: 24.44     avg: 24.4 (63%)     median: 24.4 (63%)     max: 24.44 fps
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit +
Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit +
Windows 7 Experience Index - Gaming graphics
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100%
min: 6.4     avg: 6.4 (81%)     median: 6.4 (81%)     max: 6.4 points
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Windows 7 Experience Index - Graphics
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100%
min: 6.4     avg: 6.4 (81%)     median: 6.4 (81%)     max: 6.4 points
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
- 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. 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
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
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
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.
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 880M graphics card

Fujitsu Celsius H700: Intel Core i7-620M, 15.6", 3 kg
  Review » Review Fujitsu Celsius H700 Notebook

HP Elitebook 8540w: Intel Core i7-620M, 15.6", 2.9 kg
  Review » Review HP Elitebook 8540w Notebook

Lenovo Thinkpad W510 4319-29G: Intel Core i7-820QM, 15.6", 2.8 kg
  Review » Review Lenovo Thinkpad W510 4319-29G Notebook

Dell Precision M4500: Intel Core i5-520M, 15.6", 2.8 kg
  External Review » Dell Precision M4500

Fujitsu Celsius H700: Intel Core i7-620M, 15.6", 3 kg
  External Review » Fujitsu Celsius H700

HP Elitebook 8540w: Intel Core i7-620M, 15.6", 3 kg
  External Review » HP Elitebook 8540w

HP EliteBook 8540w-WD928EA: Intel Core i5-540M, 15.6", 3 kg
  External Review » HP EliteBook 8540w-WD928EA

Lenovo Thinkpad W510 4319-29G: Intel Core i7-820QM, 15.6", 2.8 kg
  External Review » Lenovo Thinkpad W510 4319-29G

Lenovo ThinkPad W510-4319-A29: Intel Core i7-620M, 15.6", 2.7 kg
  External Review » Lenovo ThinkPad W510-4319-A29

Lenovo ThinkPad W510-NTK55RT: Intel Core i7-720QM, 15.6", 2.9 kg
  External Review » Lenovo ThinkPad W510-NTK55RT

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Class 1
Class 2
GeForce GTX 580
Radeon HD 6970
GeForce GTX 570
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Radeon HD 5850
Radeon HD 7770
Radeon HD 7770
GeForce GTX 460 768MB
Radeon HD 6790
Radeon HD 5770
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Radeon HD 4850
Class 3
GeForce GTS 450
Radeon HD 5670
GeForce GT 240
GeForce GT 430
Class 4
Radeon HD 5570
GeForce GT 220
Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5
Class 5
Radeon HD 4350
GeForce G 107M *
Chrome9HD *
Class 6
unknown *

* Approximate position of the graphics adapter

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Klaus Hinum (Update: 2016-01-26)