Quadro FX 1700 vs Radeon RX 460 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 460 Mobile with Quadro FX 1700, including specs and performance data.

RX 460 Mobile
2016
4 GB GDDR5, 55 Watt
9.70
+1921%

RX 460 Mobile outperforms FX 1700 by a whopping 1921% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4511245
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency12.630.82
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameBaffinG84
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date8 August 2016 (8 years ago)12 September 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$86 $699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores89632
Core clock speed1000 MHz460 MHz
Boost clock speed1180 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,000 million289 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt42 Watt
Texture fill rate66.087.360
Floating-point processing power2.115 TFLOPS0.05888 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs5616

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR2
Maximum RAM amount4 GB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz400 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s25.6 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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.44.0
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/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 HD34
+3300%
1−2
−3300%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.53
+27535%
699.00
−27535%
  • RX 460 Mobile has 27535% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+3200%
1−2
−3200%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+3900%
1−2
−3900%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
Valorant 35−40
+3800%
1−2
−3800%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+3200%
1−2
−3200%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22 0−1
Dota 2 35−40
+3500%
1−2
−3500%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+1950%
2−3
−1950%
Fortnite 55−60
+2850%
2−3
−2850%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+3900%
1−2
−3900%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+3500%
1−2
−3500%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+2500%
3−4
−2500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+3000%
1−2
−3000%
Valorant 35−40
+3800%
1−2
−3800%
World of Tanks 140−150
+1971%
7−8
−1971%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+3200%
1−2
−3200%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22 0−1
Dota 2 35−40
+3500%
1−2
−3500%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+1950%
2−3
−1950%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+3900%
1−2
−3900%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 22
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Valorant 35−40
+3800%
1−2
−3800%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 12−14 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+2250%
2−3
−2250%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10 0−1
World of Tanks 70−75
+2300%
3−4
−2300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9 0−1
Far Cry 5 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16 0−1
Metro Exodus 18−20 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16 0−1
Valorant 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4 0−1
Dota 2 20−22 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22 0−1
Metro Exodus 5−6 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+2800%
1−2
−2800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Dota 2 20−22 0−1
Far Cry 5 12−14 0−1
Fortnite 10−12 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 12−14 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 7−8 0−1
Valorant 10−11 0−1

This is how RX 460 Mobile and FX 1700 compete in popular games:

  • RX 460 Mobile is 3300% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.70 0.48
Recency 8 August 2016 12 September 2007
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 14 nm 80 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 42 Watt

RX 460 Mobile has a 1920.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

FX 1700, on the other hand, has 31% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 460 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 1700 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 460 Mobile is a notebook card while Quadro FX 1700 is a workstation one.


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AMD Radeon RX 460 Mobile
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