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NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M

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 570M

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Performance workstation grafic chip with DirectX 10 support and OpenGL 2.1 support. Probaby, it bases upon the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT.

It is intended for digital content creators, engineers, geologic scientists and other professional 3D applications.

The drivers of the Quadro FX series are certified for CAD applications (e.g. AutoCad, Inventor, Solidstation, Solid Edge, ...) and DCC applications (e.g. Maya, 3DS Max, Lightwave 3D, ...) and offer a 12-bit precision for subpixel, full image-antialiasing, hardware accelerated antialiasing for dots and lines and additional drivers are for CAD and DCC optimized settings.

NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M

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This is a highend workstation graphic chip (for CAD and 3D programs optimized) with DirectX 10 and good OpenGL support - probably based on the GeForce 8700M GT graphic card. It is intended for digital content creators, engineers, earthscientists and other professional 3D applications. Certified drivers grant thecorrect and faster (compared to 8700M) representation of professional programs (CAD, CCD, visualisation software).

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NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600MNVIDIA Quadro FX 570MNVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M
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-GLMG64GLMNB8P-GLM
ArchitectureG9xG8xG8x
Pipelines96 - unified32 - unified32 - unified
Core Speed500 MHz475 MHz625 MHz
Shader Speed1250 MHz950 MHz1250 MHz
Memory Speed800 MHz700 MHz800 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit128 Bit128 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR3GDDR3GDDR3
Max. Amount of Memory512 MB256 MB512 MB
Shared Memorynonono
APIDirectX 10, Shader 4.0DirectX 10, Shader 4.0DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Power Consumption70 Watt35 Watt50 Watt
Transistors754 Million289 Million289 Million
technology65 nm80 nm80 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 technologyPureVideo, video scaling, LCDs with 1920x1200 pixel, PCI-Express, connection for ext. graphic card
Notebook Sizelargemedium sizedlarge
Date of Announcement23.02.2008 01.06.2007 01.06.2007
InformationMXM Factor IIIPowermizer 7.0, CG Shading language, 32 bit floating point precision, 12 bit subpixel precision, 128 bit graphic pipeline, vertex and pixelshader programmability, PureVideo HD, PCI-E interface, FSAA with turned grid, nView multidisplay support, high-precision dynamic-range (HPDR) technology, hardware 3D clipping, full image antialiasingCG shading language, 32 bit floating point precision, 12 bit subpixel precision, 128 bit precision of the graphic pipeline, vertex and pixelshader programmability, PCI-E inferface, FSAA with turned grid, nView multidisplay support, high-precision dynamic-range (HPDR) technology, hardware 3D clipping, full screen antialiasing
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.nvidia.comwww.nvidia.dewww.nvidia.com

Benchmarks

3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
41502 Points (43%)
min: 24479     avg: 26908     median: 26907.5 (28%)     max: 29336 Points
min: 27822     avg: 32843     median: 35198 (37%)     max: 35509 Points
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
26705 Points (14%)
min: 11586     avg: 11958     median: 11957.5 (6%)     max: 12329 Points
min: 15060     avg: 16009     median: 15915 (8%)     max: 17144 Points
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 13176     avg: 13950     median: 13949.5 (15%)     max: 14723 Points
min: 7674     avg: 7790     median: 7700 (8%)     max: 7997 Points
min: 9344     avg: 9963     median: 9873 (11%)     max: 10375 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M
3DMark 06
7799 Points (10%)
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M
3883 Points (5%)
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M
min: 4535     avg: 4623     median: 4622.5 (6%)     max: 4710 Points
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 570M
3800 Points (5%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M
min: 4798     avg: 4916     median: 4915.5 (6%)     max: 5033 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x800 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M
3DMark 06
3904 Points (5%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x800 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M
5608 Points (7%)
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 570M
4534 Points (3%)
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M
min: 3899     avg: 4670     median: 4885 (3%)     max: 5226 Points
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
9.3 fps (3%)

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M → 100% n=6

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M → 56% n=6

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M → 69% n=6

- 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
86%
Quadro FX 1600M:
83.2 84.2 ~ 84 fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 3600M:
59.5  fps
54%
Quadro FX 1600M:
31.5 33.3 ~ 32 fps
high 1024x768
Quadro FX 1600M:
13.6 14.4 15.9 ~ 15 fps
Crysis - CPU Benchmark

Crysis - CPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 3600M:
119.5  fps
44%
Quadro FX 1600M:
12.7 72.2 73.1 ~ 53 fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 3600M:
53.2  fps
51%
Quadro FX 1600M:
23.5 29.6 ~ 27 fps
high 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 3600M:
29  fps
48%
Quadro FX 1600M:
13.2 15.6 ~ 14 fps
World in Conflict - Benchmark

World in Conflict - Benchmark

2007
med. 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 3600M:
63  fps
59%
Quadro FX 1600M:
36 37 ~ 37 fps
high 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 3600M:
41  fps
54%
Quadro FX 1600M:
21 23 ~ 22 fps
F.E.A.R.

F.E.A.R.

2005
low 640x480
100%
Quadro FX 3600M:
503  fps
87%
Quadro FX 570M:
436  fps
94%
Quadro FX 1600M:
444 476 493 ~ 471 fps
med. 800x600
100%
Quadro FX 3600M:
230  fps
56%
Quadro FX 570M:
128  fps
70%
Quadro FX 1600M:
153 162 167 ~ 161 fps
high 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 3600M:
103  fps
33%
Quadro FX 570M:
19 22 24 29 43 43 45 49 ~ 34 fps
55%
Quadro FX 1600M:
56 56 59 ~ 57 fps
Doom 3

Doom 3

2004
low 640x480
100%
Quadro FX 3600M:
176.5  fps
67%
Quadro FX 570M:
118  fps
95%
Quadro FX 1600M:
160.8 173.6 ~ 167 fps
med. 640x480
100%
Quadro FX 3600M:
177.3  fps
66%
Quadro FX 570M:
116.7  fps
95%
Quadro FX 1600M:
164.3 174 ~ 169 fps
high 800x600
100%
Quadro FX 3600M:
175.1  fps
64%
Quadro FX 570M:
111.3  fps
93%
Quadro FX 1600M:
160.6 165 ~ 163 fps
ultra 1024x768
100%
Quadro FX 3600M:
167.8  fps
53%
Quadro FX 570M:
89.7  fps
77%
Quadro FX 1600M:
129.1 129.2 ~ 129 fps
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

1999
high 1024x768
Quadro FX 570M:
501  fps
Quadro FX 1600M:
549  fps

Average Gaming NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M → 61%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 33%

Average Gaming NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M → 70%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 53%

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
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NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600Mlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Crysis - GPU Benchmark843215
Crysis - CPU Benchmark532714
World in Conflict - Benchmark3722
F.E.A.R.47116157
Doom 3167169163129
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo549
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NVIDIA Quadro FX 570Mlowmed.highultraQHD4K
F.E.A.R.43612834
Doom 3118116.7111.389.7
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo501
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