NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 360M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M

The Nvidia GeForce FX 3700M is a professional high-end workstation graphics card for laptops. It is manufactured in 65nm and is based on the G92 core with all 128 shaders enabled. The GPU is most comparable to the consumer GeForce GTX 280M with the largest difference being the manufacturing process (65nm of the 3700M vs 55nm of the 280M). The immediate successor to the 3700M is the Quadro FX 3800M, which is based on the GeForce GTX 285M but with higher clock rates and relatively similar power consumption demands.

NVIDIA Quadro FX 360M

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For CAD and professional applications certified GPU based on the 8400M GS. The higher power consumption of 17 Watt versus 11 Watt of the 8400M GS indicates a higher performance.

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M

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The NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M is a mobile workstation graphics card for high end laptops. It is based on the Geforce GTX 280M core (G92 core) and features 128 CUDA cores (unified shaders).

Compared to the Quadro FX 3700M, the Quadro FX 3800M features a higher clock speed and is manufacturered in 55nm (compared to 65nm of the 3700M). In fact, the FX3800M is clocked even higher than the consumer GeForce GTX 280M and performs notably better as a result.

The Quadro FX series of cards are optimized for professional applications like CAD or DCC. Notably, OpenGL performance should be much improved compared to consumer GeForce cards of similar specifications.

At the time its announcement (December 2009), the FX 3800M was the fastest workstation graphics card for laptops.

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NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M

NVIDIA Quadro FX 360M

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M

Quadro FX Series

Quadro FX 3800M	128 @ 0.68 GHz	256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3700M	128 @ 0.55 GHz	256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 2800M	96 @ 0.6 GHz	256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3600M	96 @ 0.5 GHz	256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1800M	72 @ 0.56 GHz	128 Bit @ 1100 MHz
Quadro FX 2700M	48 @ 0.53 GHz	256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 880M	48 @ 0.55 GHz	128 Bit @ 790 MHz
Quadro FX 3500M	24/8 cores @ 0.58 GHz	256 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 2500M	24/8 cores @ 0.5 GHz	256 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro FX 1700M	32 @ 0.63 GHz	128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1600M	32 @ 0.63 GHz	128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1500M	20/7 cores @ 0.38 GHz	256 Bit @ 500 MHz
Quadro FX 770M	32 @ 0.5 GHz	128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 570M	32 @ 0.48 GHz	128 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 380M	16 @ 0.63 GHz	64 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 370M	8 @ 0.58 GHz	64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 360M	16 @ 0.4 GHz	64 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro FX 350M	4/3 cores @ 0.45 GHz	64 Bit @ 350 MHz

Quadro FX 3800M	128 @ 0.68 GHz	256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3700M	128 @ 0.55 GHz	256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 2800M	96 @ 0.6 GHz	256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3600M	96 @ 0.5 GHz	256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1800M	72 @ 0.56 GHz	128 Bit @ 1100 MHz
Quadro FX 2700M	48 @ 0.53 GHz	256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 880M	48 @ 0.55 GHz	128 Bit @ 790 MHz
Quadro FX 3500M	24/8 cores @ 0.58 GHz	256 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 2500M	24/8 cores @ 0.5 GHz	256 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro FX 1700M	32 @ 0.63 GHz	128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1600M	32 @ 0.63 GHz	128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1500M	20/7 cores @ 0.38 GHz	256 Bit @ 500 MHz
Quadro FX 770M	32 @ 0.5 GHz	128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 570M	32 @ 0.48 GHz	128 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 380M	16 @ 0.63 GHz	64 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 370M	8 @ 0.58 GHz	64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 360M	16 @ 0.4 GHz	64 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro FX 350M	4/3 cores @ 0.45 GHz	64 Bit @ 350 MHz

Quadro FX 3800M	128 @ 0.68 GHz	256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3700M	128 @ 0.55 GHz	256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 2800M	96 @ 0.6 GHz	256 Bit @ 1000 MHz
Quadro FX 3600M	96 @ 0.5 GHz	256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1800M	72 @ 0.56 GHz	128 Bit @ 1100 MHz
Quadro FX 2700M	48 @ 0.53 GHz	256 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 880M	48 @ 0.55 GHz	128 Bit @ 790 MHz
Quadro FX 3500M	24/8 cores @ 0.58 GHz	256 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 2500M	24/8 cores @ 0.5 GHz	256 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro FX 1700M	32 @ 0.63 GHz	128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1600M	32 @ 0.63 GHz	128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 1500M	20/7 cores @ 0.38 GHz	256 Bit @ 500 MHz
Quadro FX 770M	32 @ 0.5 GHz	128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 570M	32 @ 0.48 GHz	128 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 380M	16 @ 0.63 GHz	64 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro FX 370M	8 @ 0.58 GHz	64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro FX 360M	16 @ 0.4 GHz	64 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro FX 350M	4/3 cores @ 0.45 GHz	64 Bit @ 350 MHz

Codename

NB9E-GLM3

NB8M-GLM

N10E-GLM4

Architecture

G9x

Pipelines

128 - unified

16 - unified

128 - unified

Core Speed

550 MHz

400 MHz

675 MHz

Shader Speed

1375 MHz

800 MHz

1688 MHz

Memory Speed

800 MHz

600 MHz

1000 MHz

Memory Bus Width

256 Bit

64 Bit

256 Bit

Memory Type

GDDR3

Max. Amount of Memory

1024 MB

256 MB

1024 MB

Shared Memory

API

DirectX 10, Shader 4.0

Power Consumption

75 Watt

17 Watt

100 Watt

Transistors

754 Million

210 Million

754 Million

technology

65 nm

80 nm

55 nm

Features

OpenGL 2.1, CUDA, PowerMizer 8.0

PowerMizer 7.0, HDR, designed for Vista, 128 Bit HDR, OpenGl 2.1

OpenGL 2.1, CUDA, PowerMizer 8.0

Notebook Size

large

Date of Announcement

14.08.2008

09.05.2007

20.12.2009

Link to Manufacturer Page

http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_qua...

http://www.nvidia.de/page/geforce_8400M....

http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_qua...

Benchmarks

3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M

3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total

100%

¹ Quadro FX 3700M +

5053 Points (1%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Lenovo Thinkpad W700	QX9300	Quadro FX 3700M 550 / 799 MHz 1 GB	4 GB	5053

3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M

134%

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Precision M6500	920XM	Quadro FX 3800M 675/1688 / 1000 MHz 1 GB		6584
Lenovo ThinkPad W701ds NTV5FPB164	820QM	Quadro FX 3800M 675 / 1650 MHz 1 GB	16 GB	6779
HP EliteBook 8740w (WD942EA)	740QM	Quadro FX 3800M 675 / 1000 MHz 1 GB	8 GB	7491

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
	T7500	Quadro FX 360M 400 / 800 MHz 0.3 GB	2 GB	13650
Dell Precision M2300	T7700	Quadro FX 360M 432 / 400 MHz 0.1 GB	1 GB	16457

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024
(3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024)	T9600	Quadro FX 3700M 1 GB	4 GB	10430
(3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024)	QX9300	Quadro FX 3700M	4 GB	11000
Lenovo Thinkpad W700 (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024)	QX9300	Quadro FX 3700M 550 / 799 MHz 1 GB	4 GB	11111

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024
Lenovo ThinkPad W701ds NTV5FPB164 (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024)	820QM	Quadro FX 3800M 675 / 1650 MHz 1 GB	16 GB	12050
HP EliteBook 8740w (WD942EA) (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024)	740QM	Quadro FX 3800M 675 / 1000 MHz 1 GB	8 GB	12923
Dell Precision M6500 (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024)	920XM	Quadro FX 3800M 675/1688 / 1000 MHz 1 GB		13323

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x800
Dell Precision M2300 (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x800)	T7700	Quadro FX 360M 432 / 400 MHz 0.1 GB	1 GB	1572

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings
Dell Precision M6500 (3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings)	920XM	Quadro FX 3800M 1 GB	4 GB	13232

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 360M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M