NVIDIA Quadro FX 580 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro FX 580 and NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700 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 580

NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 580

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 22% better floating-point performance: 72 gflops vs 58.88 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 80 nm
Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 40 Watt vs 42 Watt
2x more memory clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 800 MHz
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 41 vs 33
Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1687 vs 1252
Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1687 vs 1252

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	9 April 2009 vs 12 September 2007
Floating-point performance	72 gflops vs 58.88 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm vs 80 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	40 Watt vs 42 Watt
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz vs 800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	41 vs 33
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1687 vs 1252
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1687 vs 1252

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700

Around 2% higher core clock speed: 460 MHz vs 450 MHz
Around 2% higher texture fill rate: 7.36 GTexel / s vs 7.2 GTexel / s
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 208 vs 174

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	460 MHz vs 450 MHz
Texture fill rate	7.36 GTexel / s vs 7.2 GTexel / s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	208 vs 174

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro FX 580
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

174

208

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1687

1252

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1687

1252

Name	NVIDIA Quadro FX 580	NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700
PassMark - G3D Mark	174	208
PassMark - G2D Mark	41	33
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1687	1252
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1687	1252

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro FX 580	NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla	Tesla
Code name	G96C	G84
Launch date	9 April 2009	12 September 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$699
Place in performance rating	1585	1639
Price now	$59.46	$89.99
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Value for money (0-100)	5.88	2.77
Technical info
Core clock speed	450 MHz	460 MHz
Floating-point performance	72 gflops	58.88 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	80 nm
Pipelines	32	32
Texture fill rate	7.2 GTexel / s	7.36 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	40 Watt	42 Watt
Transistor count	314 million	289 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	198 mm	168 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
API support
DirectX	10.0	10.0
OpenGL	3.3	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB / s	25.6 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	800 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	DDR2