NVIDIA Quadro NVS 150M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 380M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M

NVIDIA Quadro NVS 150M

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 380M

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The Nvidia Quadro FX 380M is a professional entry-level graphics card for mobile workstations. It is based on the GeForce 310M and therefore the 3D performance is not very good. Due to special drivers and optimizations, the performance for professional applications should be much better (than the 310M would perform). Another advantage are the certified drivers than ensure a good performance of professional applications without errors.

The card supports DirectX 10.1 and all the features of the G 310M (as it is based on the same GT218 core). Therefore PureVideo HD to decode HD videos with the graphics card is supported. The used Video Processor 4 (VP4) is able to fully decode H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2, and also MPEG-4 ASP (DivX or xVID) in hardware to minimize CPU load. MPEG-1 is not supported but can be easily handled by every modern CPU.

The gaming performance of the FX380M is similar to the GeForce 310M and therefore located in the entry level class. The professional drivers are however optimized for applications and may therefore deliver a worse performance. Modern 3D games like COD Modern Warfare 2 run only in low details and resolutions fluently. Some demanding games like NFS Shift or GTA4 wont run fluently at all. Less demanding games like SIMS 3 run in medium details and resolutions fluently. Therefore, the graphics card can not be recommended for gamers.

As the FX380M supports CUDA, DirectX Compute 10.1, and OpenCL, the shaders of the graphics processor can be used for other tasks than rendering images (e.g. faster encoding of videos).

The used GT218 core is manufactured in 40nm and based on the desktop GTX 200 architecture.

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 NVS 150M

NVIDIA Quadro FX 380M

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M

Quadro FX Series

Quadro NVS 5100M	48 @ 0.55 GHz	128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro NVS 320M	32 @ 0.58 GHz	128 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 300M	8/5 cores @ 0.45 GHz	128 Bit @ 500 MHz
Quadro NVS 140M	16 @ 0.4 GHz	64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 160M	8 @ 0.58 GHz	64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 150M	8 @ 0.53 GHz	64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 135M	16 @ 0.4 GHz	64 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro NVS 130M	8	64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 120M	4/3 cores @ 0.45 GHz	64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 110M	4/3 cores @ 0.3 GHz	64 Bit @ 600 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

Pipelines

8 - unified

16 - unified

128 - unified

Core Speed

530 MHz

625 MHz

675 MHz

Shader Speed

1300 MHz

1530 MHz

1688 MHz

Memory Speed

700 MHz

800 MHz

1000 MHz

Memory Bus Width

64 Bit

256 Bit

Memory Type

GDDR2, GDDR3

GDDR3, DDR3

GDDR3

Max. Amount of Memory

256 MB

512 MB

1024 MB

Shared Memory

API

DirectX 10, Shader 4.0

DirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1

DirectX 10, Shader 4.0

Power Consumption

10 Watt

25 Watt

100 Watt

technology

65 nm

40 nm

55 nm

Features

OpenGL 2.1

DirectX Compute Support (Windows 7), CUDA, OpenCL, OpenGL 2.1, certified drivers

OpenGL 2.1, CUDA, PowerMizer 8.0

Date of Announcement

15.08.2008

07.01.2010

20.12.2009

Information

PCI-Express, max 1680x1050 bzw 1600x1200 (analog).

Link to Manufacturer Page

www.nvidia.com

Codename

n10m-glm

N10E-GLM4

Architecture

GT2xx

G9x

Transistors

260 Million

754 Million

Notebook Size

large

Benchmarks

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

3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total

100%

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
Toshiba Tecra M10-1D7	T9600	Quadro NVS 150M 529 / 400 MHz 0.3 GB	4 GB	13215
Toshiba Tecra R10	SP9300	Quadro NVS 150M 529 / 702 MHz 0.1 GB	2 GB	15208

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024
Toshiba Tecra M10-1D7 (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024)	T9600	Quadro NVS 150M 529 / 400 MHz 0.3 GB	4 GB	1561

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024
HP EliteBook 8440w (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024)	620M	Quadro FX 380M	4 GB	3687

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
Toshiba Tecra R10 (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x800)	SP9300	Quadro NVS 150M 529 / 702 MHz 0.1 GB	2 GB	1728
(3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x800)	SP9300	Quadro NVS 150M 0.1 GB	3 GB	1820

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings
(3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings)	620M	Quadro FX 380M 0.5 GB	4 GB	3690

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 3800M	low	med.	high	ultra
Fifa 11		230.6	124.2
Risen		64.9		31.8
Need for Speed Shift		78.5		40.9
Colin McRae: DIRT 2	97	82		29.9
Anno 1404	142.8			61.9
< 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps	1 1	3 1	1	1 2 1

NVIDIA Quadro NVS 150M	low	med.	high
F.E.A.R.	319	63	21
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo			196.2
< 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps	1	1	1 1

NVIDIA Quadro NVS 150M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 380M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M