Nvidia Quadro FX 1500m and 510M NVS, where is the Difference?

Hello,

i would like to buy a new notebook, and i found two models from hp with these graphic cards, but i cant find any details about them, as i read here they are both (perhaps) based on the 7900go, but where is the difference? who knows more about this cards, whih one is better?

thanx for your help
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I've struggled with that as well, when talking about the HP nx9420 vs. the nw9440.

First, the Quadro FX 1500M is based on the GeForce 7900GS core. The NVS 510M is based on the GeForce 7900 core. While you can view some specs and benchmarks for the FX 1500M here, info on the NVS 510M is still a little harder to come by. I think that's because the 510M hasn't been out for very long yet.

That aside, you can view Dreamer's Professional GPU Thread here. It actually shows the NVS 510M higher on the list than the FX 1500M, but that in itself can be a little misleading. Make sure to check out the primary uses. The FX 1500M is designed more for 3D applications, while the NVS 510M is designed primarily for 2D apps and business practice. I believe that if you'll want to do any type of 3D gaming, go with the FX 1500M. If you're striclty a business app worker, then the NVS 510M would probably suit you just fine.

 

The NVS line is typically reserved for 2D applications as Miller said. The Quadro FX line is for 3D apps, so I would go for it if you want to game. My 1500M is a very strong performer.

 

Actually, the Quadro NVS 510M is a relatively new card, so I can't say so much about it but we could expect very good performance since it's based on the Go 7900. Otherwise, NVS and FX are different series and they're benchmarked for different kind of application as posted above. The NVS line is designed for business applications while the FX line is designed for professional applications. So, those cards would perform best for what they are designed for but that doesn't mean that you should (can) run only specific application on them...

Now, these two series are not exactly comparable, so my chart doesn't compare the NVS 510M to the FX 1500 just because they are in two different lists, sorry if that seems misleading, I'll take a look at that. (Otherwise the graphics program I used to create the chart just centered the NVS cards).

In the end, just be sure you get the best for your needs.

 

thank you very much for your help, after starting that thread i found dreamers chart. I read there, that the fx1500 isnt good for gaming, in other forums i read, that there is a possibility to use the 7900 drivers, so that you have all the gaming features, is that true?

thanx
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Hold on a moment.

AFAIK, the Quadro FX 1500M does have very good gaming performance and even outperforms the Go 7900 GS in synthetic benchmarks but is just slightly ("relatively" is the word used in the chart) worse in real gaming performance. IMHO, probably you can use regular drivers but in this case you don't need. The FX 1500M is good enough for gaming.

 

Yeah, I think from what I've seen the FX 1500M can certainly handle gaming. Also, Dreamer, I didn't mean to make it sound like your chart was misleading in itself, just the placement of the NVS 510M over the FX 1500M on the graph. It does look like the NVS is ranked higher.. until you look at the designated uses. I was just pointing that out is all. Actually, I'm glad you took the time to actually rank the professional GPUs and lightly compare them to the gaming GPUs. It saved me a lot of headache.

 

There was an article awhile back that told you how to switch a Quadro to a GeForce 7 series card and back via a couple of jumpered pins. I remember that they were the same card, and I mean identical, that can be switched back and forth via a small modification on the jumper position.

 

The mobile cards?