NVIDIA started Quadro FX 1500M sales 18 April 2006. This is a Curie architecture notebook card based on 90 nm manufacturing process and primarily aimed at designers. 512 MB of GDDR3 memory clocked at 0.5 GHz are supplied, and together with 256 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 32 GB/s.

Compatibility-wise, this is a graphics card attached via MXM-II interface. Power consumption is at 45 Watt.

Primary details

Some basic facts about Quadro FX 1500M: architecture, market segment, release date etc.

Place in the ranking	1242
Place by popularity	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.67	of 100.00 (Radeon 890M)
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	G71
Market segment	Mobile workstation
Release date	18 April 2006 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Quadro FX 1500M's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of Quadro FX 1500M's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	27	of 21760 (GeForce RTX 5090)
Core clock speed	375 MHz	of 2670 MHz (Arc B580)
Boost clock speed	375 MHz	of 3599 MHz (Radeon RX 7990 XTX)
Number of transistors	278 million	of 208,000 million (B200 SXM 192 GB)
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	of 3 nm (Arc Graphics 140V)
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	of 2400 Watt (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem)
Texture fill rate	9.000	of 2,554 (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
ROPs	16	of 192 (Radeon RX 7900 XTX)
TMUs	24	of 1280 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT)

Form factor & compatibility

This section provides details about the physical dimensions of Quadro FX 1500M and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	large
Interface	MXM-II

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of memory installed on Quadro FX 1500M: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.

Memory type	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	of 294912 (Radeon Instinct MI325X)
Memory bus width	256 Bit	of 8192 Bit (Radeon Instinct MI250X)
Memory clock speed	500 MHz	of 20000 (RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile)
Memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	of 5,171 GB/s (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Shared memory	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on Quadro FX 1500M. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.

Display Connectors

No outputs

API compatibility

APIs supported by Quadro FX 1500M, sometimes including their particular versions.

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	3.0
OpenGL	2.1	of 4.6 (GeForce RTX 4090)
OpenCL	N/A
Vulkan	N/A

Benchmark performance

Synthetic benchmark performance of Quadro FX 1500M. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

FX 1500M 0.44

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

FX 1500M 171

Gaming performance

Let's see how good Quadro FX 1500M is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3
Hitman 3	4−5
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3
Hitman 3	4−5
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3
Hitman 3	4−5
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

Closest competitors

Quadro FX 1500M's performance relative to its closest rivals among mobile workstation graphics cards.

NVS 3100M 120.45

NVS 5100M 118.18

Quadro FX 1700M 102.27

Quadro FX 1500M 100

NVS 2100M 81.82

Quadro NVS 160M 79.55

Quadro FX 1600M 77.27

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Quadro FX 1500M is Mobility FireGL V5700, which is slower by 25% and lower by 56 positions in our ranking.