Quadro FX 1800 vs GeForce GTX 960M

Place in performance ranking	457	1060
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.45	0.05
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	N16P-GX	G94
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	12 March 2015 (9 years ago)	30 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$489
Current price	$799	$132 (0.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 960M has 2800% better value for money than FX 1800.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	640	64
CUDA cores	640	no data
Core clock speed	1096 MHz	550 MHz
Boost clock speed	1202 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,870 million	505 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	59 Watt
Texture fill rate	47.04	17.60
Floating-point performance	1,505 gflops	176 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 960M and Quadro FX 1800 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	198 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
SLI options	+	no data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	768 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream	+	no data
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	no data
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	no data
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data
BatteryBoost	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	5.1	4.0
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	1.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 960M 8.78
+744%

FX 1800 1.04

GeForce GTX 960M outperforms Quadro FX 1800 by 744% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 960M 3398
+743%

FX 1800 403

GeForce GTX 960M outperforms Quadro FX 1800 by 743% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p	95 +850%	10−12 −850%
Full HD	36 +800%	4−5 −800%
1440p	15 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
4K	13 +1200%	1−2 −1200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16
+1300%

1−2

−1300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	25 +1150%	2−3 −1150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
Battlefield 5	38 +850%	4−5 −850%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +1100%	2−3 −1100%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Far Cry 5	28 +833%	3−4 −833%
Far Cry New Dawn	27 +800%	3−4 −800%
Forza Horizon 4	35 +775%	4−5 −775%
Hitman 3	21−24 +1000%	2−3 −1000%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +800%	2−3 −800%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24 +1100%	2−3 −1100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	19 +850%	2−3 −850%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
Battlefield 5	31 +933%	3−4 −933%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +1100%	2−3 −1100%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Far Cry 5	25 +1150%	2−3 −1150%
Far Cry New Dawn	25 +1150%	2−3 −1150%
Forza Horizon 4	31 +933%	3−4 −933%
Hitman 3	21−24 +1000%	2−3 −1000%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +800%	2−3 −800%
Metro Exodus	12 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	19 +850%	2−3 −850%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24 +1100%	2−3 −1100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	11 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
Battlefield 5	26 +767%	3−4 −767%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Far Cry 5	23 +1050%	2−3 −1050%
Far Cry New Dawn	23 +1050%	2−3 −1050%
Forza Horizon 4	25 +1150%	2−3 −1150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
Hitman 3	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Metro Exodus	7−8	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	11 +1000%	1−2 −1000%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5	0−1
Battlefield 5	17 +750%	2−3 −750%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Far Cry 5	15 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
Far Cry New Dawn	15 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
Forza Horizon 4	18 +800%	2−3 −800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5	0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7	0−1
Hitman 3	8−9	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9	0−1
Metro Exodus	3−4	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10 +900%	1−2 −900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5	0−1
Battlefield 5	3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	7	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	6	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1

This is how GTX 960M and FX 1800 compete in popular games:

GTX 960M is 850% faster than FX 1800 in 900p
GTX 960M is 800% faster than FX 1800 in 1080p
GTX 960M is 1400% faster than FX 1800 in 1440p
GTX 960M is 1200% faster than FX 1800 in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.78	1.04
Recency	12 March 2015	30 March 2009
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	768 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	59 Watt