NVIDIA Quadro FX 2500M vs NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 VE

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro FX 2500M and NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 VE videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 2500M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 2x more core clock speed: 500 MHz vs 250 MHz
  • 7.1x more texture fill rate: 12 GTexel / s vs 1.7 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 90 nm vs 130 nm
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 128 MB
  • 3x more memory clock speed: 1200 MHz vs 400 MHz
  • 6.6x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 218 vs 33
  • Around 69% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 272 vs 161
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 29 September 2005 vs 1 September 2004
Core clock speed 500 MHz vs 250 MHz
Texture fill rate 12 GTexel / s vs 1.7 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm vs 130 nm
Maximum memory size 512 MB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz vs 400 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 218 vs 33
PassMark - G2D Mark 272 vs 161

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro FX 2500M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 VE

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
218
33
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
272
161
Name NVIDIA Quadro FX 2500M NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 VE
PassMark - G3D Mark 218 33
PassMark - G2D Mark 272 161
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1247
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1247

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Quadro FX 2500M NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 VE

Essentials

Architecture Curie Rankine
Code name G71 NV36 A1
Launch date 29 September 2005 1 September 2004
Launch price (MSRP) $99.99
Place in performance rating 1052 1053
Price now $99.99
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 2.77

Technical info

Boost clock speed 500 MHz
Core clock speed 500 MHz 250 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 130 nm
Pipelines 24
Texture fill rate 12 GTexel / s 1.7 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt
Transistor count 278 million 82 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface MXM-III AGP 8x
Laptop size large
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 9.0c 9.0a
OpenGL 2.1 1.5 (2.1)

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 128 MB
Memory bandwidth 38.4 GB / s 8.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 600 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 400 MHz
Memory type 256 DDR
Shared memory 0