Quadro FX 1700 vs Quadro FX 770M

Place in the ranking	1208	1235
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.01	no data
Power efficiency	1.14	0.78
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	G96	G84
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	14 August 2008 (16 years ago)	12 September 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$527	$699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FX 770M and FX 1700 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	32
Core clock speed	500 MHz	460 MHz
Number of transistors	314 million	289 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	42 Watt
Texture fill rate	8.000	7.360
Floating-point processing power	0.08 TFLOPS	0.05888 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	8
TMUs	16	16

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).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	MXM-II	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	no data	168 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	GDDR3	DDR2
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	512 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	25.6 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

No outputs

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	4.0	4.0
OpenGL	3.3	3.3
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	1.1	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 770M 0.57
+21.3%

FX 1700 0.47

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 770M 220
+21.5%

FX 1700 181

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4
+50%

2−3

−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +25%	24−27 −25%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +25%	24−27 −25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Hitman 3	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +25%	24−27 −25%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4
+50%

2−3

−50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3
+100%

1−2

−100%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.57	0.47
Recency	14 August 2008	12 September 2007
Chip lithography	65 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	42 Watt

FX 770M has a 21.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, a 23.1% more advanced lithography process, and 20% lower power consumption.

The Quadro FX 770M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 1700 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 770M is a mobile workstation card while Quadro FX 1700 is a workstation one.

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