Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) vs Quadro FX 1700

Place in the ranking	1237	439
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.82	no data
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Xe LPG (2023)
GPU code name	G84	Meteor Lake iGPU
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	12 September 2007 (17 years ago)	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	4
Core clock speed	460 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1950 MHz
Number of transistors	289 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	42 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	7.360	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.05888 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	8	no data
TMUs	16	no data

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	no data
Length	168 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	no data
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	400 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
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

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API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12_2
Shader Model	4.0	no data
OpenGL	3.3	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	-
CUDA	1.1	-

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

−2400%

25
+2400%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

699.00

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FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	13 +0%	13 +0%
Elden Ring	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	11 +0%	11 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	50 +0%	50 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Valorant	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	13 +0%	13 +0%
Dota 2	15 +0%	15 +0%
Elden Ring	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Far Cry 5	24 +0%	24 +0%
Fortnite	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	39 +0%	39 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	15 +0%	15 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Valorant	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
World of Tanks	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Fortnite	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30 +0%	30 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Valorant	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Elden Ring	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Metro Exodus	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
World of Tanks	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Valorant	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Dota 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Elden Ring	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Fortnite	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Valorant	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

This is how FX 1700 and Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) compete in popular games:

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is 2400% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 57 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.50	10.41
Recency	12 September 2007	14 December 2023
Chip lithography	80 nm	5 nm

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) has a 1982% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, and a 1500% more advanced lithography process.

The Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 1700 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 1700 is a workstation card while Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.