GeForce RTX 2080 Super vs Quadro FX 1700
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro FX 1700 with GeForce RTX 2080 Super, including specs and performance data.
RTX 2080 Super outperforms FX 1700 by a whopping 10056% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1248 | 67 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 31.28 |
| Power efficiency | 0.82 | 13.92 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | G84 | TU104 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 September 2007 (17 years ago) | 23 July 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | $699 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
FX 1700 and RTX 2080 Super have a nearly equal value for money.
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 32 | 3072 |
| Core clock speed | 460 MHz | 1650 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1815 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 289 million | 13,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 42 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 7.360 | 348.5 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.05888 TFLOPS | 11.15 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 64 |
| TMUs | 16 | 192 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 384 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 48 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR2 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 400 MHz | 1937 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 495.9 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | - | + |
| G-SYNC support | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | no data | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 7.5 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 1−2
−13800%
| 139
+13800%
|
| 1440p | 0−1 | 93 |
| 4K | 0−1 | 70 |
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 699.00
−13800%
| 5.03
+13800%
|
| 1440p | no data | 7.52 |
| 4K | no data | 9.99 |
- RTX 2080 Super has 13800% lower cost per frame in 1080p
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 140−150
+0%
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140−150
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 250−260
+0%
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250−260
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 110−120
+0%
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110−120
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 122
+0%
|
122
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 109
+0%
|
109
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 253
+0%
|
253
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 143
+0%
|
143
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 173
+0%
|
173
+0%
|
| Valorant | 301
+0%
|
301
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 110
+0%
|
110
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 138
+0%
|
138
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 105
+0%
|
105
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 185
+0%
|
185
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 142
+0%
|
142
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 113
+0%
|
113
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 93
+0%
|
93
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 168
+0%
|
168
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 195
+0%
|
195
+0%
|
| Valorant | 283
+0%
|
283
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 131
+0%
|
131
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 89
+0%
|
89
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 129
+0%
|
129
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 106
+0%
|
106
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 133
+0%
|
133
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 159
+0%
|
159
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 109
+0%
|
109
+0%
|
| Valorant | 217
+0%
|
217
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 180
+0%
|
180
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 63
+0%
|
63
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 273
+0%
|
273
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 108
+0%
|
108
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 57
+0%
|
57
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 100
+0%
|
100
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 117
+0%
|
117
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 127
+0%
|
127
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 115
+0%
|
115
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40
+0%
|
40
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 79
+0%
|
79
+0%
|
| Valorant | 262
+0%
|
262
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 68
+0%
|
68
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 31
+0%
|
31
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 116
+0%
|
116
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 61
+0%
|
61
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 81
+0%
|
81
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 68
+0%
|
68
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 64
+0%
|
64
+0%
|
This is how FX 1700 and RTX 2080 Super compete in popular games:
- RTX 2080 Super is 13800% faster in 1080p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.43 | 43.67 |
| Recency | 12 September 2007 | 23 July 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 42 Watt | 250 Watt |
FX 1700 has 495.2% lower power consumption.
RTX 2080 Super, on the other hand, has a 10055.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 2080 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 1700 in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro FX 1700 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 2080 Super is a desktop one.
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