NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M and NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
  • Around 14% higher core clock speed: 625 MHz vs 550 MHz
  • Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 75 Watt
  • Around 53% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 135 vs 88
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 October 2008 vs 14 August 2008
Core clock speed 625 MHz vs 550 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 135 vs 88

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M

  • 3.5x more texture fill rate: 35.2 GTexel / s vs 10 GTexel / s
  • 4x more pipelines: 128 vs 32
  • 3.5x better floating-point performance: 352.0 gflops vs 99.2 gflops
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 512 MB
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 456 vs 173
  • Around 42% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3315 vs 2337
  • Around 42% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3315 vs 2337
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 35.2 GTexel / s vs 10 GTexel / s
Pipelines 128 vs 32
Floating-point performance 352.0 gflops vs 99.2 gflops
Maximum memory size 1 GB vs 512 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 456 vs 173
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3315 vs 2337
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3315 vs 2337

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
173
456
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
135
88
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2337
3315
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2337
3315
Name NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M
PassMark - G3D Mark 173 456
PassMark - G2D Mark 135 88
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2337 3315
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2337 3315

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M

Essentials

Architecture Tesla Tesla
Code name G96 G92
Launch date 1 October 2008 14 August 2008
Place in performance rating 1302 1303
Type Mobile workstation Mobile workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $925
Price now $925
Value for money (0-100) 1.12

Technical info

Core clock speed 625 MHz 550 MHz
Floating-point performance 99.2 gflops 352.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 65 nm
Pipelines 32 128
Texture fill rate 10 GTexel / s 35.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt 75 Watt
Transistor count 314 million 754 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
HDCP
HDMI

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface MXM-II MXM-HE
Laptop size large large

API support

DirectX 10.0 10.0
OpenGL 3.3 3.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 25.6 GB / s 51.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

PowerMizer 8.0
PureVideo HD
CUDA