NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M vs NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M and NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO 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 3800M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
  • Around 64% higher texture fill rate: 43.2 GTexel / s vs 26.4 billion / sec
  • Around 33% higher pipelines: 128 vs 96
  • Around 60% better floating-point performance: 422.4 gflops vs 264 gflops
  • Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 105 Watt
  • 2.7x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 384 MB
  • 2.5x more memory clock speed: 2000 MHz vs 800 MHz
  • Around 79% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 586 vs 328
  • Around 51% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3272 vs 2160
  • Around 51% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3272 vs 2160
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 August 2008 vs 28 April 2008
Texture fill rate 43.2 GTexel / s vs 26.4 billion / sec
Pipelines 128 vs 96
Floating-point performance 422.4 gflops vs 264 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt vs 105 Watt
Maximum memory size 1 GB vs 384 MB
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz vs 800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 586 vs 328
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3272 vs 2160
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3272 vs 2160

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO

  • 2x more core clock speed: 1375 MHz vs 675 MHz
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 97 vs 46
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1375 MHz vs 675 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 97 vs 46

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
586
328
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
46
97
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3272
2160
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3272
2160
Name NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO
PassMark - G3D Mark 586 328
PassMark - G2D Mark 46 97
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3272 2160
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3272 2160

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO

Essentials

Architecture Tesla Tesla
Code name G92 G92
Launch date 14 August 2008 28 April 2008
Place in performance rating 1408 1410
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $49.99
Price now $49.99
Value for money (0-100) 13.43

Technical info

Core clock speed 675 MHz 1375 MHz
Floating-point performance 422.4 gflops 264 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 65 nm
Pipelines 128 96
Texture fill rate 43.2 GTexel / s 26.4 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt 105 Watt
Transistor count 754 million 754 million
CUDA cores 96
Maximum GPU temperature 105 °C

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x S-Video, Dual Link DVIHDTV
Audio input for HDMI S / PDIF
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size large
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length 9" (22.9 cm)
SLI options 2-way
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin

API support

DirectX 10.0 10.0
OpenGL 3.3 2.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 384 MB
Memory bandwidth 64.0 GB / s 38.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 800 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3
Shared memory 0

Technologies

CUDA
PowerMizer 8.0