NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700 vs NVIDIA GeForce 7100 GS

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700 and NVIDIA GeForce 7100 GS videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 31% higher core clock speed: 460 MHz vs 350 MHz
  • 5.3x more texture fill rate: 7.36 GTexel / s vs 1.4 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 110 nm
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 128 MB
  • Around 14% higher memory clock speed: 800 MHz vs 700 MHz
  • 3.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 181 vs 51
  • 6.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1252 vs 184
  • 6.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1252 vs 184
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 12 September 2007 vs 8 August 2006
Core clock speed 460 MHz vs 350 MHz
Texture fill rate 7.36 GTexel / s vs 1.4 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 80 nm vs 110 nm
Maximum memory size 512 MB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed 800 MHz vs 700 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 181 vs 51
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1252 vs 184
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1252 vs 184

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 7100 GS

  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 79 vs 35
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 79 vs 35

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 7100 GS

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
181
51
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
35
79
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1252
184
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1252
184
Name NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700 NVIDIA GeForce 7100 GS
PassMark - G3D Mark 181 51
PassMark - G2D Mark 35 79
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1252 184
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1252 184

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700 NVIDIA GeForce 7100 GS

Essentials

Architecture Tesla Curie
Code name G84 NV44 B2
Launch date 12 September 2007 8 August 2006
Launch price (MSRP) $699
Place in performance rating 1634 1636
Price now $89.99
Type Workstation Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 2.77

Technical info

Core clock speed 460 MHz 350 MHz
Floating-point performance 58.88 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 80 nm 110 nm
Pipelines 32
Texture fill rate 7.36 GTexel / s 1.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 42 Watt
Transistor count 289 million 75 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCIe 1.0 x16
Length 168 mm
Supplementary power connectors None None

API support

DirectX 10.0 9.0c
OpenGL 3.3 2.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 128 MB
Memory bandwidth 25.6 GB / s 5.6 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 700 MHz
Memory type DDR2 DDR2