NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M vs NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M and NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 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 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Around 11% higher core clock speed: 500 MHz vs 450 MHz
  • 4.4x more texture fill rate: 16 GTexel / s vs 3.6 GTexel / s
  • 12x more pipelines: 96 vs 8
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 90 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 256 MB
  • 2.3x more memory clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 700 MHz
  • 3.6x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 467 vs 128
  • Around 66% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 365 vs 220
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 23 February 2008 vs 1 March 2006
Core clock speed 500 MHz vs 450 MHz
Texture fill rate 16 GTexel / s vs 3.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines 96 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm vs 90 nm
Maximum memory size 512 MB vs 256 MB
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz vs 700 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 467 vs 128
PassMark - G2D Mark 365 vs 220

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
467
128
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
365
220
Name NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600
PassMark - G3D Mark 467 128
PassMark - G2D Mark 365 220
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1820
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1820

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600

Essentials

Architecture Tesla Curie
Code name G92 G73
Launch date 23 February 2008 1 March 2006
Place in performance rating 778 781
Type Mobile workstation Laptop

Technical info

Core clock speed 500 MHz 450 MHz
Floating-point performance 160 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 90 nm
Pipelines 96 8
Texture fill rate 16 GTexel / s 3.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 70 Watt
Transistor count 754 million 177 million
Boost clock speed 450 MHz

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
HDCP
HDMI

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface MXM-HE PCIe 1.0 x16
Laptop size large medium sized

API support

DirectX 10.0 9.0c
OpenGL 3.3 2.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 256 MB
Memory bandwidth 51.1 GB / s 11.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 350 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 700 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 128 / 64
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

Gigathread technology
HDCP-capable
HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting)
PCI-E 16x
PowerMizer 7.0
Intellisample 4.0
PowerMizer 6.0