NVIDIA Quadro FX 380 LP vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro FX 380 LP and NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M 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), Geekbench - OpenCL.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 380 LP

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
  • Around 92% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 75 vs 39
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 December 2009 vs 15 June 2009
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 75 vs 39

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M

  • 2x more core clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 550 MHz
  • Around 82% higher texture fill rate: 8 GTexel / s vs 4.4 GTexel / s
  • 3x more pipelines: 48 vs 16
  • 2.4x better floating-point performance: 105.6 gflops vs 44 gflops
  • Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 23 Watt vs 28 Watt
  • Around 72% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 212 vs 123
  • Around 69% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1727 vs 1023
  • Around 69% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1727 vs 1023
  • Around 98% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 5644 vs 2855
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1100 MHz vs 550 MHz
Texture fill rate 8 GTexel / s vs 4.4 GTexel / s
Pipelines 48 vs 16
Floating-point performance 105.6 gflops vs 44 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 23 Watt vs 28 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 212 vs 123
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1727 vs 1023
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1727 vs 1023
Geekbench - OpenCL 5644 vs 2855

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro FX 380 LP
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
123
212
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
75
39
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1023
1727
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1023
1727
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
2855
5644
Name NVIDIA Quadro FX 380 LP NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M
PassMark - G3D Mark 123 212
PassMark - G2D Mark 75 39
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1023 1727
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1023 1727
Geekbench - OpenCL 2855 5644

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Quadro FX 380 LP NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M

Essentials

Architecture Tesla 2.0 Tesla 2.0
Code name GT218 GT216
Launch date 1 December 2009 15 June 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $169
Place in performance rating 1599 1600
Type Workstation Laptop

Technical info

Core clock speed 550 MHz 1100 MHz
Floating-point performance 44 gflops 105.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 16 48
Texture fill rate 4.4 GTexel / s 8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 28 Watt 23 Watt
Transistor count 260 million 486 million
CUDA cores 48
Gigaflops 158

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort Dual Link DVIVGADisplayPortHDMISingle Link DVI
Audio input for HDMI HDA
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 168 mm
Supplementary power connectors None
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
Laptop size medium sized

API support

DirectX 10.1 10.1
OpenGL 3.3 2.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 512 MB
Memory bandwidth 12.8 GB / s 16 (DDR2), 25 (DDR3)
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR2, GDDR3
Shared memory 0

Technologies

CUDA
HybridPower
Power management 8.0