Quadro FX 1700 Mac Edition vs GeForce GTX 960A
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 484 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2018) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | GM107 | G84 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 13 March 2015 (9 years ago) | 27 September 2008 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $699 |
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 | 640 | 32 |
| Core clock speed | 1029 MHz | 520 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1085 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,870 million | 289 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 42 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 43.40 | 8.320 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.389 gflops | 0.06656 gflops |
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 | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 168 mm |
| Width | MXM Module | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5012 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 80.19 GB/s | 20.8 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 Connectors | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | 5.0 | 1.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 13 March 2015 | 27 September 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 42 Watt |
GTX 960A has an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.
FX 1700 Mac Edition, on the other hand, has 78.6% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 960A and Quadro FX 1700 Mac Edition. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 960A is a desktop card while Quadro FX 1700 Mac Edition is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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