NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M

Videocard is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
Around 74% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3259 vs 1876
Around 74% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3259 vs 1876

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 December 2009 vs 3 March 2009
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3259 vs 1876
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3259 vs 1876

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M

2.4x more core clock speed: 1463 MHz vs 600 MHz
Around 32% higher texture fill rate: 38 billion / sec vs 28.8 GTexel / s
Around 33% higher pipelines: 128 vs 96
Around 30% better floating-point performance: 374.5 gflops vs 288 gflops
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 576 vs 415
3.2x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 153 vs 48

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1463 MHz vs 600 MHz
Texture fill rate	38 billion / sec vs 28.8 GTexel / s
Pipelines	128 vs 96
Floating-point performance	374.5 gflops vs 288 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	576 vs 415
PassMark - G2D Mark	153 vs 48

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

415

576

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

153

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3259

1876

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3259

1876

Name	NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M
PassMark - G3D Mark	415	576
PassMark - G2D Mark	48	153
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1963
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1963
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3259	1876
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3259	1876

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla	Tesla
Code name	G92	G92
Launch date	1 December 2009	3 March 2009
Place in performance rating	1262	1263
Price now	$49.95
Type	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Value for money (0-100)	22.55
Technical info
Core clock speed	600 MHz	1463 MHz
Floating-point performance	288 gflops	374.5 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Pipelines	96	128
Texture fill rate	28.8 GTexel / s	38 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	75 Watt
Transistor count	754 million	754 million
CUDA cores		128
Gigaflops		562
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	HDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIDisplayPortLVDSVGA
Audio input for HDMI		S / PDIF
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	MXM-IV
Laptop size	large	large
Bus support		PCI-E 2.0
MXM Type		MXM 3.0 Type-B
SLI options		2-way
API support
DirectX	10.0	10.0
OpenGL	3.3	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	64.0 GB / s	61 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Shared memory	0	0
Technologies
CUDA
PowerMizer 8.0
HybridPower
Power management		8.0
PureVideo HD
SLI