NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M and NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M 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 GeForce GTX 285M

NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
2.4x more core clock speed: 1500 MHz vs 625 MHz
3.8x more texture fill rate: 38 billion / sec vs 10 GTexel / s
4x more pipelines: 128 vs 32
3.9x better floating-point performance: 384.0 gflops vs 99.2 gflops
2x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 512 MB
3.7x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 636 vs 173

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 February 2010 vs 1 October 2008
Core clock speed	1500 MHz vs 625 MHz
Texture fill rate	38 billion / sec vs 10 GTexel / s
Pipelines	128 vs 32
Floating-point performance	384.0 gflops vs 99.2 gflops
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 512 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	636 vs 173

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M

Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 75 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 135 vs 128
Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2337 vs 2172
Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2337 vs 2172

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	135 vs 128
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2337 vs 2172
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2337 vs 2172

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

636

173

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

128

135

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2172

2337

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2172

2337

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M	NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M
PassMark - G3D Mark	636	173
PassMark - G2D Mark	128	135
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2172	2337
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2172	2337

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M	NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla	Tesla
Code name	G92	G96
Launch date	1 February 2010	1 October 2008
Place in performance rating	1294	1296
Type	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Technical info
Core clock speed	1500 MHz	625 MHz
CUDA cores	128
Floating-point performance	384.0 gflops	99.2 gflops
Gigaflops	576
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Pipelines	128	32
Texture fill rate	38 billion / sec	10 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	50 Watt
Transistor count	754 million	314 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	S / PDIF
Display Connectors	Single Link DVIVGALVDSHDMIDual Link DVIDisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
HDCP
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	MXM-II
Laptop size	large	large
MXM Type	MXM 3.0 Type-B
SLI options	2-way
API support
DirectX	10.0	10.0
OpenGL	2.1	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	61 GB / s	25.6 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Shared memory	0	0
Memory clock speed		1600 MHz
Technologies
CUDA
HybridPower
Power management	8.0
PowerMizer 8.0
PureVideo HD