NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 285

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M and NVIDIA Quadro NVS 285 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).

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M

NVIDIA Quadro NVS 285

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
2.5x more core clock speed: 675 MHz vs 275 MHz
39.3x more texture fill rate: 43.2 GTexel / s vs 1.1 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 110 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 128 MB
4x more memory clock speed: 2000 MHz vs 500 MHz
13.4x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 575 vs 43

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 August 2008 vs 6 June 2006
Core clock speed	675 MHz vs 275 MHz
Texture fill rate	43.2 GTexel / s vs 1.1 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 110 nm
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz vs 500 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	575 vs 43

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro NVS 285

5.6x lower typical power consumption: 18 Watt vs 100 Watt
2.3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 97 vs 42

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	18 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	97 vs 42

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 285

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

575

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

Name	NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M	NVIDIA Quadro NVS 285
PassMark - G3D Mark	575	43
PassMark - G2D Mark	42	97
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3272
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3272

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M	NVIDIA Quadro NVS 285
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla	Curie
Code name	G92	NV44 A2
Launch date	14 August 2008	6 June 2006
Place in performance rating	1413	1415
Type	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$27.99
Price now		$61.99
Value for money (0-100)		0.72
Technical info
Core clock speed	675 MHz	275 MHz
Floating-point performance	422.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	110 nm
Pipelines	128
Texture fill rate	43.2 GTexel / s	1.1 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	18 Watt
Transistor count	754 million	75 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DMS-59
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 1.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Length		168 mm
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	10.0	9.0c
OpenGL	3.3	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	128 MB
Memory bandwidth	64.0 GB / s	8 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	500 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	DDR
Shared memory	0
Technologies
CUDA
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