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NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 770M

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M

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The NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M is a professional graphics card for CAD, DCC and other modeling applications based upon the 8800M GTX consumer card (G92 architecture). It was a high-end card at the time of announcement. Certified drivers grant error-free and faster performance in professional applications. The FX 3600M was later succeeded by the more efficient 55nm FX 2800M and FX 3800M, both of which still utilize the G92 architecture.

The most important aspect of the Quadro FX 3600M is its use "Unified Shaders". There no longer exist any dedicated pixel or vertex shaders. Instead, the FX 3600M uses 64 so-called stream processors to handle most of the graphics work previously processed by pixel and vertex shaders. Furthermore, the shader units are clocked higher than the GPU core (1250 MHz).

The performance of the FX 3600M shoul be higher than the 1600M due to the 256 bit wide memory bus and the high number of Unified Shaders. According to Nvidia, the GPU is best suited for modelling large 3D scenes and complex models.

NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800M

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The NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800M is a upper mid-range professional graphics card for mobile workstations with about 15" displays. It is based on the same chip as the GeForce GT 335M but can be also equipped with fast GDDR5 graphics memory. The FX1800M is shipped with professional drivers and a special BIOS that improves the performance and stability in applications like CAD and DCC.

The certified drivers guarantee flawless and fast working with professional applications like Premiere, Photoshop, After Effect, AutoCAD, 3ds Max, trueSpace, Blender, Catia, IronCAD, Cinema 4D, Lightwave 3D, Softimage, Mathematica ... A list of all certified applications can be found on the Nvidia.com homepage. Compared to GeForce products, the Quadro FX cards offer a significantly better performance, especially for OpenGL based apps.

The gaming performance should be similar to the GeForce GT 335M, altough gamers should choose a GeForce graphics card because of the optimized driver support (that leads to a better performance and less problems in games). Still all modern and demanding games of 2009 should at least run in medium detail settings (see the GeForce GT 335M page for more gaming results).

The chip is manufactured in 40nm and offers 72 1-dimensional unified shaders. These can be compared to about 300-400 5-dimensional shaders in graphics cards by AMD. These processing cores can also be accessed with CUDA, OpenCL, and DirectCompute to use the calculation power for other tasks than rendering images (for example transcoding videos). 

The QuadroFX 1800M also supports PureVideo HD with the new VideoProcessor (VP4) to decode HD videos on the graphics card. This helps reducing CPU load and increasing battery runtimes.

The Quadro FX 1800M also supports the automatic switching between the integrated and dedicated graphics card using Optimus. First mobile workstations do not offer Optimus, as the development cycles of these laptops are very long.

NVIDIA Quadro FX 770M

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The Quadro FX 770M is a professional midrange graphics adapter for laptops / mobile workstations. The GPU is optimized for professional 2D and 3D applications like CAD, DCC, and visualization software. The FX770M solutions contains certified graphics drivers for the most popular applications.

The GPU chip of the Quadro FX770M is based on the GeForce 9600M GT consumer card for notebooks. Therefore, the Quadro has the same features (like the PureVideo HD video-processor) as the 9600M GT.

The performance of the card should be compareable to the 9600M GT. Still some games may run slower, as the drivers are optimized for applications and OpenGL. Especially the OpenGL performance is way better than with an 9600M GT. The Cinebench R10 OpenGL test shows up to twize the performance with a FX 770M compared to a GeForce 9600M GT.

As all cards of the GeForce 9000M series, the 770M support CUDA.

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600MNVIDIA Quadro FX 1800MNVIDIA Quadro FX 770M
Quadro FX Series
Quadro FX 3800M 128 @ 0.68 GHz256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3700M 128 @ 0.55 GHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 2800M 96 @ 0.6 GHz256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3600M 96 @ 0.5 GHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1800M 72 @ 0.56 GHz128 Bit @ 1100 MHz
Quadro FX 2700M 48 @ 0.53 GHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 880M 48 @ 0.55 GHz128 Bit @ 790 MHz
Quadro FX 3500M 24/8 cores @ 0.58 GHz256 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 2500M 24/8 cores @ 0.5 GHz256 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro FX 1700M 32 @ 0.63 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1600M 32 @ 0.63 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1500M 20/7 cores @ 0.38 GHz256 Bit @ 500 MHz
Quadro FX 770M 32 @ 0.5 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 570M 32 @ 0.48 GHz128 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 380M 16 @ 0.63 GHz64 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 370M 8 @ 0.58 GHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 360M 16 @ 0.4 GHz64 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro FX 350M 4/3 cores @ 0.45 GHz64 Bit @ 350 MHz
Quadro FX 3800M 128 @ 0.68 GHz256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3700M 128 @ 0.55 GHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 2800M 96 @ 0.6 GHz256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3600M 96 @ 0.5 GHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1800M 72 @ 0.56 GHz128 Bit @ 1100 MHz
Quadro FX 2700M 48 @ 0.53 GHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 880M 48 @ 0.55 GHz128 Bit @ 790 MHz
Quadro FX 3500M 24/8 cores @ 0.58 GHz256 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 2500M 24/8 cores @ 0.5 GHz256 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro FX 1700M 32 @ 0.63 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1600M 32 @ 0.63 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1500M 20/7 cores @ 0.38 GHz256 Bit @ 500 MHz
Quadro FX 770M 32 @ 0.5 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 570M 32 @ 0.48 GHz128 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 380M 16 @ 0.63 GHz64 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 370M 8 @ 0.58 GHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 360M 16 @ 0.4 GHz64 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro FX 350M 4/3 cores @ 0.45 GHz64 Bit @ 350 MHz
Quadro FX 3800M 128 @ 0.68 GHz256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3700M 128 @ 0.55 GHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 2800M 96 @ 0.6 GHz256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3600M 96 @ 0.5 GHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1800M 72 @ 0.56 GHz128 Bit @ 1100 MHz
Quadro FX 2700M 48 @ 0.53 GHz256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 880M 48 @ 0.55 GHz128 Bit @ 790 MHz
Quadro FX 3500M 24/8 cores @ 0.58 GHz256 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 2500M 24/8 cores @ 0.5 GHz256 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro FX 1700M 32 @ 0.63 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1600M 32 @ 0.63 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1500M 20/7 cores @ 0.38 GHz256 Bit @ 500 MHz
Quadro FX 770M 32 @ 0.5 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 570M 32 @ 0.48 GHz128 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 380M 16 @ 0.63 GHz64 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 370M 8 @ 0.58 GHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 360M 16 @ 0.4 GHz64 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro FX 350M 4/3 cores @ 0.45 GHz64 Bit @ 350 MHz
CodenameNB8E-GLMNB9P-GLM
ArchitectureG9xGT2xxG9x
Pipelines96 - unified72 - unified32 - unified
Core Speed500 MHz560 MHz500 MHz
Shader Speed1250 MHz1125 MHz1250 MHz
Memory Speed800 MHz1100 MHz800 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit128 Bit128 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR3DDR3, GDDR5GDDR2 / GDDR3
Max. Amount of Memory512 MB1024 MB512 MB
Shared Memorynonono
APIDirectX 10, Shader 4.0DirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Power Consumption70 Watt45 Watt35 Watt
Transistors754 Million314 Million
technology65 nm40 nm65 nm
FeaturesPureVideo technology (H.264, VC-1, MPEG2, WMV9 decoding acceleration), HDCP-capable, PowerMizer 7.0 energy administration (dynamic switching between performance and energy saving), HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting), designed for Windows Vista, supports Dual-Link DVI-D exits for TFT resolutions up to 2560x1600, LVDS, VGA, HDTV, HDCP, HDMI, PCI-E 16x, OpenGL 2.1, Gigathread technologyPowerMizer 9.0, EnergyStar (3.8W), 16x FSAA Support, CUDA, NVIEW, OpenGL 3.2 OpenGL 2.1, PowerMizer 8.0, 12-Bit subpixel precision, 128 Bit graphics pipeline precision
Notebook Sizelargemedium sizedmedium sized
Date of Announcement23.02.2008 01.02.2010 14.08.2008
InformationMXM Factor III
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.nvidia.comwww.nvidia.comwww.nvidia.com

Benchmarks

3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 3444     avg: 3452     median: 3451.5 (1%)     max: 3459 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 2774     avg: 2801     median: 2800.5 (2%)     max: 2827 Points
3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
41502 Points (43%)
34871 Points (36%)
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
26705 Points (14%)
17192 Points (9%)
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 13176     avg: 13950     median: 13949.5 (15%)     max: 14723 Points
15249 Points (17%)
11161 Points (12%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M
3DMark 06
7799 Points (10%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M
3DMark 06
min: 8035     avg: 8136     median: 8135.5 (11%)     max: 8236 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800M
min: 7416     avg: 7573     median: 7572.5 (10%)     max: 7729 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 770M
min: 5230     avg: 5297     median: 5296.5 (7%)     max: 5363 Points
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - 3dsmax
33.1 Points (69%)
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Catia
40.1 Points (84%)
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - EnSight
31.7 Points (67%)
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Maya
85.1 Points (46%)
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Pro/Engeneer
36.1 Points (71%)
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SolidWorks
55 Points (81%)
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS Teamcenter
19 Points (49%)
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS NX
17.5 Points (36%)
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
12.4 fps (7%)
specvp11 tcvis-02 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
13 fps (7%)
specvp11 sw-02 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
28.1 fps (21%)
specvp11 proe-05 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
7.5 fps (9%)
specvp11 maya-03 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
16.6 fps (13%)
specvp11 lightwave-01 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
39 fps (42%)
specvp11 ensight-04 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
12.3 fps (6%)
specvp11 catia-03 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
17.5 fps (9%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
6.6 Points (84%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
5 Points (63%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
6193 Points (4%)
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro FX 770M
6180 Points (4%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800M
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
20 fps (7%)

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M → 100% n=2

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800M → 101% n=2

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro FX 770M → 73% n=2

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

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.

Crysis - GPU Benchmark

Crysis - GPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 3600M:
98.1  fps
96%
Quadro FX 770M:
94.2  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 3600M:
59.5  fps
66%
Quadro FX 770M:
39  fps
high 1024x768
Quadro FX 770M:
19.5  fps
Crysis - CPU Benchmark

Crysis - CPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 3600M:
119.5  fps
71%
Quadro FX 770M:
84.7  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 3600M:
53.2  fps
67%
Quadro FX 770M:
35.4  fps
high 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 3600M:
29  fps
62%
Quadro FX 770M:
18.1  fps
World in Conflict - Benchmark

World in Conflict - Benchmark

2007
med. 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 3600M:
63  fps
high 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 3600M:
41  fps
F.E.A.R.

F.E.A.R.

2005
low 640x480
100%
Quadro FX 3600M:
503  fps
med. 800x600
100%
Quadro FX 3600M:
230  fps
high 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 3600M:
103  fps
Doom 3

Doom 3

2004
low 640x480
100%
Quadro FX 3600M:
176.5  fps
94%
Quadro FX 770M:
165.2  fps
med. 640x480
100%
Quadro FX 3600M:
177.3  fps
97%
Quadro FX 770M:
171.3  fps
high 800x600
100%
Quadro FX 3600M:
175.1  fps
91%
Quadro FX 770M:
158.7  fps
ultra 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 3600M:
167.8  fps
75%
Quadro FX 770M:
126.1  fps

Average Gaming NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming NVIDIA Quadro FX 770M → 80%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 66%

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600Mlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Crysis - GPU Benchmark98.159.5
Crysis - CPU Benchmark119.553.228.98
World in Conflict - Benchmark6341
F.E.A.R.503230103
Doom 3176.5177.3175.1167.8
< 30 fps
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< 120 fps
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NVIDIA Quadro FX 770Mlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Crysis - GPU Benchmark94.23919.5
Crysis - CPU Benchmark84.735.418.1
Doom 3165.2171.3158.7126.1
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