Quadro FX 1700

Nvidia Quadro FX 1700 professional graphics card belongs to mainstream segment and costs $420. However, we were very surprised to find out that it looks exactly like the budget Quadro FX 570 described above. Of course, it is also based on the same G84GL graphics processor.

The frequencies of the Quadro FX 1700 solution are even more puzzling: they are exactly the same as those of Quadro FX 570. The chip works at 460MHz and the memory – at 800MHz. So what are the differences between these two solutions from different market segments? There are not that many of them actually. First, Quadro FX 1700 has twice as much DDR2 SDRAM onboard: 512MB. However, despite larger memory capacity the memory bus is still the same 128-bit one. And second, the GPU has the full set of 32 shader processors.

The third difference can be noticed with a bare eye. Quadro FX 1700 has not just two Dual-Link DVI connectors, but also a component out for HDTV devices.

By the way, just like its younger sister, Quadro FX 1700 is pretty economical. It doesn’t require additional power and is OK with a small active cooler. According to Nvidia, its peak power consumption doesn’t exceed 42W.