Quadro FX 4700 X2 vs Quadro FX 4600

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 4600 and Quadro FX 4700 X2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FX 4600
2007
768 MB GDDR3, 134 Watt
1.10

FX 4700 X2 outperforms FX 4600 by an impressive 59% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1084927
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.010.01
Power efficiency0.560.53
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameG80G92
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date5 March 2007 (17 years ago)18 April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,999 $2,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FX 4600 and FX 4700 X2 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 cores96128
Core clock speed500 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors681 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)134 Watt226 Watt
Texture fill rate24.0038.40
Floating-point processing power0.2304 TFLOPS0.384 TFLOPS
ROPs2416
TMUs2464

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length229 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount768 MB1 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth67.2 GB/s51.2 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model4.04.0
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+1.1

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FX 4600 1.10
FX 4700 X2 1.75
+59.1%

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.

FX 4600 425
FX 4700 X2 676
+59.1%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.10 1.75
Recency 5 March 2007 18 April 2008
Maximum RAM amount 768 MB 1 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 134 Watt 226 Watt

FX 4600 has 68.7% lower power consumption.

FX 4700 X2, on the other hand, has a 59.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro FX 4700 X2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 4600 in performance tests.


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