NVIDIA Quadro FX 570 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro FX 570 and NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500 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).

NVIDIA Quadro FX 570

NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 570

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 42% higher core clock speed: 460 MHz vs 325 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 90 nm
Around 71% lower typical power consumption: 38 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 248 vs 170
Around 77% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 858 vs 486
Around 77% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 858 vs 486

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 September 2007 vs 20 April 2006
Core clock speed	460 MHz vs 325 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	38 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	248 vs 170
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	858 vs 486
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	858 vs 486

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500

Around 77% higher texture fill rate: 6.5 GTexel / s vs 3.68 GTexel / s
Around 56% higher memory clock speed: 1250 MHz vs 800 MHz
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 74 vs 58

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	6.5 GTexel / s vs 3.68 GTexel / s
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz vs 800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	74 vs 58

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro FX 570
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

248

170

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

858

486

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

858

486

Name	NVIDIA Quadro FX 570	NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500
PassMark - G3D Mark	248	170
PassMark - G2D Mark	58	74
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	858	486
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	858	486

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro FX 570	NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla	Curie
Code name	G84	G71
Launch date	12 September 2007	20 April 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$699
Place in performance rating	1614	1616
Price now	$89.99	$109.99
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Value for money (0-100)	1.66	1.84
Technical info
Core clock speed	460 MHz	325 MHz
Floating-point performance	29.44 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	90 nm
Pipelines	16
Texture fill rate	3.68 GTexel / s	6.5 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	38 Watt	65 Watt
Transistor count	289 million	278 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	198 mm	173 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
API support
DirectX	10.0	9.0c
OpenGL	3.3	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB / s	40.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory type	DDR2	GDDR3