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NVIDIA Quadro NVS 150M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M

NVIDIA Quadro NVS 150M

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The Nvidia Quadro NVS 150M is a business graphics adapater for notebooks. It is based on the GeForce 9200M GS consumer graphics card but features special drivers which are optimized for business applications. A shor list of the applications which are certified for the NVS line can be found here (including MS Office, Exceed, Notes, McAffee, pcAnywhere, Bloomberg, Reuters, Tradestation).

The gaming performance should be similar to the GeForce 9200M GS and therefore only suited for less demanding games with low details. Still the business drivers are not optimized for games and may therefore show a worse performance (or some bugs). The memory is clocked either with 700 MHz (DDR3) or 400 MHz (DDR2) which is noticable slower.

Compared to the Quadro NVS 160M, the 150M features a slower clock speed and only supports resolutions up to 1680x1050 (digital) or 1600x1200 (analog).

As the 9200M GS, the Quadro NVS 150M also supports PureVideo HD to decode HD videos with the graphics chip (and save current).

NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M

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The NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M is a mobile workstation graphics card for high-end laptops. It is based on the Geforce 9800M GT / G92 core but features a higher clock rate and is produced in a 55nm fabrication process versus 65nm of the 9800M GT.

The Quadro FX series of cards are optimized for professional applications like CAD or DCC. OpenGL performance especially should be noticeably better compared to consumer GeForce cards.

The Quadro FX2800M is found in mobile workstations like the Dell M6500 and supports DirectX 10.0 and OpenGL 2.1. In the Dell laptops, the card is able to output up to two displays simultaneously (DisplayPort up to 2560x1600, DVI/HDMI up to 1920x1200). Dell claims a thermal power draw of 65 Watts while Nvidia rates the GPU at 75 Watt TDP.

Due to the relatively high power consumption of 65 to 75 Watts (TDP) and a 10 Watt idle mode, the Quadro FX 2800M is normally only foud in medium to large laptops with powerful cooling solutions.

NVIDIA Quadro NVS 150MNVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
Quadro FX Series
Quadro NVS 5100M compare 48 @ 0.55 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro NVS 320M compare 32 @ 0.58 GHz128 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 300M compare 8/5 cores @ 0.45 GHz128 Bit @ 500 MHz
Quadro NVS 140M compare 16 @ 0.4 GHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 160M compare 8 @ 0.58 GHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 150M 8 @ 0.53 GHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 135M compare 16 @ 0.4 GHz64 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro NVS 130M compare 8 64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 120M compare 4/3 cores @ 0.45 GHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 110M compare 4/3 cores @ 0.3 GHz64 Bit @ 600 MHz
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 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 compare 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
Pipelines8 - unified96 - unified
Core Speed530 MHz600 MHz
Shader Speed1300 MHz1500 MHz
Memory Speed700 MHz1000 MHz
Memory Bus Width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR2, GDDR3GDDR3
Max. Amount of Memory256 MB1024 MB
Shared Memorynono
APIDirectX 10, Shader 4.0DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Power Consumption10 Watt75 Watt
technology65 nm55 nm
FeaturesOpenGL 2.1OpenGL 2.1, CUDA, PowerMizer 8.0
Date of Announcement15.08.2008 01.12.2009
InformationPCI-Express, max 1680x1050 bzw 1600x1200 (analog).
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.nvidia.comwww.nvidia.com
CodenameNB10-GLM3
ArchitectureG9x
Transistors754 Million
Notebook Sizelarge

Benchmarks

3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 5779     avg: 5783     median: 5783 (2%)     max: 5787 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 5000     avg: 5037     median: 5037 (3%)     max: 5074 Points
3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
min: 13215     avg: 14212     median: 14211.5 (15%)     max: 15208 Points
34844 Points (36%)
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 5042     avg: 5520     median: 5520 (3%)     max: 5998 Points
33900 Points (18%)
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 3092     avg: 3265     median: 3264.5 (4%)     max: 3437 Points
min: 16310     avg: 16936     median: 16935.5 (19%)     max: 17561 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro NVS 150M
3DMark 06
1561 Points (2%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
min: 11162     avg: 11359     median: 11358.5 (15%)     max: 11555 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x800 + NVIDIA Quadro NVS 150M
3DMark 06
min: 1728     avg: 1774     median: 1774 (2%)     max: 1820 Points
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - 3dsmax
32.3 Points (67%)
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Catia
39 Points (82%)
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - EnSight
44 Points (93%)
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Maya
59.6 Points (32%)
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Pro/Engeneer
42.6 Points (83%)
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SolidWorks
59.5 Points (88%)
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS Teamcenter
35.2 Points (91%)
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS NX
31.3 Points (64%)
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
min: 13.58     avg: 14.7     median: 13.9 (8%)     max: 16.55 fps
specvp11 tcvis-02 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
min: 15.1     avg: 16     median: 15.3 (9%)     max: 17.4 fps
specvp11 sw-02 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
min: 6.73     avg: 14.1     median: 7.5 (6%)     max: 28 fps
specvp11 proe-05 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
min: 4.67     avg: 5.1     median: 4.7 (6%)     max: 5.89 fps
specvp11 maya-03 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
min: 6.2     avg: 7     median: 7.4 (6%)     max: 7.5 fps
specvp11 lightwave-01 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
min: 7.99     avg: 16.2     median: 8.5 (9%)     max: 32 fps
specvp11 ensight-04 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
min: 10.8     avg: 11.9     median: 11.1 (5%)     max: 13.7 fps
specvp11 catia-03 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
min: 9.53     avg: 13.4     median: 9.7 (5%)     max: 20.92 fps
Windows Vista Experience Index - Windows Vista Leistungsindex - Grafik (Spiele)
6.8 Points (100%)
Windows Vista Experience Index - Windows Vista Leistungsindex - Grafik
6.8 Points (100%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro NVS 150M
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 2201     avg: 2516     median: 2515.5 (2%)     max: 2830 Points
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 28.16     avg: 28.8     median: 28.8 (10%)     max: 29.36 fps

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro NVS 150M → 100% n=4

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M → 526% n=4

- 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.

Mafia 2

Mafia 2

2010
low 800x600
Quadro FX 2800M:
63.2  fps
med. 1024x768
Quadro FX 2800M:
56.1  fps
high 1360x768
Quadro FX 2800M:
48.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro FX 2800M:
30.8  fps
low 1024x768
Quadro FX 2800M:
158  fps
med. 1360x768
Quadro FX 2800M:
60  fps
high 1360x768
Quadro FX 2800M:
52  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro FX 2800M:
29.6  fps
med. 1366x768
Quadro FX 2800M:
58.9  fps
high 1366x768
Quadro FX 2800M:
41.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro FX 2800M:
23.1  fps
low 800x600
Quadro FX 2800M:
158.1  fps
med. 1024x768
Quadro FX 2800M:
78.9  fps
high 1366x768
Quadro FX 2800M:
66.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro FX 2800M:
41.2  fps
Colin McRae: DIRT 2

Colin McRae: DIRT 2

2009
low 800x600
Quadro FX 2800M:
96.3  fps
med. 1024x768
Quadro FX 2800M:
89.5  fps
high 1360x768
Quadro FX 2800M:
62.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro FX 2800M:
30.7  fps
F.E.A.R.

F.E.A.R.

2005
low 640x480
100%
Quadro NVS 150M:
319  fps
med. 800x600
100%
Quadro NVS 150M:
63  fps
high 1024x768
100%
Quadro NVS 150M:
21  fps
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

1999
high 1024x768
100%
Quadro NVS 150M:
196.2  fps

Average Gaming NVIDIA Quadro NVS 150M → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800Mlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Mafia 263.256.148.930.8
StarCraft 2158605229.6
Battlefield: Bad Company 258.941.5323.07
CoD Modern Warfare 2158.178.966.741.2
Colin McRae: DIRT 296.389.562.630.7
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< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps


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Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo196.2
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