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NVIDIA Quadro NVS 5100M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M

NVIDIA Quadro NVS 5100M

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The NVIDIA Quadro NVS 5100 is a business graphics card for laptops which is most likely based on the same core as the GeForce GT 330m / Quadro FX 880M. The NVS series is optimized for business applications and stability and may therefore perform a bit worse in games due to the special drivers and BIOS optimizations.

As the GT 330M, the NVS5100 should support PureVideo HD (VP4?) to accelerate HD videos and CUDA / DirectX Compute to use the render cores for other applications.

 

NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M

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NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M is the version of 7900 GS video card for notebooks, which is optimized for CAD and professional 3D-applications. Technically, it has the same or similar chip (G71 architecture), but with other Bios and support for professional drivers.

The gaming performance is clearly worse than the 7900 GS (because of the application optimizing). Nonetheless, the most modded drivers can be used, so the Quadro FX 1500M is more a 7900 GS (for the operating system).

NVIDIA Quadro NVS 5100MNVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M
Quadro FX Series
Quadro NVS 5100M 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 compare 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 compare 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 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
CodenameN10P-NSG71GLM
ArchitectureGT2xxG7x
Pipelines48 - unified20 / 7 Pixel- / Vertexshader
Core Speed550 MHz375 MHz
Shader Speed1210 MHz
Memory Speed800 MHz500 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory TypeDDR3GDDR3
Max. Amount of Memory1024 MB512 MB
Shared Memorynono
APIDirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1DirectX 9c, Shader 3.0
Power Consumption35 Watt20 Watt
technology40 nm90 nm
Notebook Sizemedium sizedlarge
Date of Announcement07.01.2010 18.04.2006
Transistors278 Million
Features90nm
InformationPCI-E, 90nm
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.nvidia.de

Benchmarks

3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA Quadro NVS 5100M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
2634 Points (1%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA Quadro NVS 5100M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
2156 Points (1%)
3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
24702 Points (26%)
26279 Points (27%)
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
18881 Points (10%)
min: 14650     avg: 15283     median: 15283 (8%)     max: 15916 Points
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
13125 Points (14%)
min: 6386     avg: 6666     median: 6400 (7%)     max: 7212 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro NVS 5100M
3DMark 06
6325 Points (8%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M
4074 Points (5%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x800 + NVIDIA Quadro NVS 5100M
3DMark 06
7002 Points (9%)
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M
3DMark 06
min: 3900     avg: 3903     median: 3903 (5%)     max: 3906 Points
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - 3dsmax
7.4 Points (15%)
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Catia
5.7 Points (12%)
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Maya
20.8 Points (11%)
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Pro/Engeneer
8.6 Points (17%)
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SolidWorks
15.2 Points (23%)
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS Teamcenter
3.2 Points (8%)
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS NX
4 Points (8%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
6.5 Points (82%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
6.5 Points (82%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro NVS 5100M
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 3602     avg: 3700     median: 3700 (3%)     max: 3798 Points

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro NVS 5100M → 100% n=4

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M → 75% 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.

Anno 1404

Anno 1404

2009
low 1024x768
100%
Quadro NVS 5100M:
59  fps
ultra 1280x1024
100%
Quadro NVS 5100M:
19  fps
Sims 3

Sims 3

2009
low 800x600
100%
Quadro NVS 5100M:
225  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Quadro NVS 5100M:
58  fps
high 1280x1024
100%
Quadro NVS 5100M:
21  fps
Racedriver: GRID

Racedriver: GRID

2008
high 1280x1024
100%
Quadro NVS 5100M:
29  fps
F.E.A.R.

F.E.A.R.

2005
low 640x480
Quadro FX 1500M:
259  fps
med. 800x600
Quadro FX 1500M:
143  fps
high 1024x768
Quadro FX 1500M:
63  fps
Doom 3

Doom 3

2004
low 640x480
Quadro FX 1500M:
114.5  fps
med. 640x480
Quadro FX 1500M:
113.6  fps
high 800x600
Quadro FX 1500M:
113.9  fps
ultra 1024x768
Quadro FX 1500M:
109.3  fps
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

1999
high 1024x768
Quadro FX 1500M:
380.7  fps

Average Gaming NVIDIA Quadro NVS 5100M → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

NVIDIA Quadro NVS 5100Mlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Anno 14045919
Sims 32255821
Racedriver: GRID29
< 30 fps
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< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps

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NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500Mlowmed.highultraQHD4K
F.E.A.R.25914363
Doom 3114.5113.6113.9109.3
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo380.7
< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps


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