NVIDIA GeForce 6500 vs NVIDIA GeForce 7050 SE + nForce 630a
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | NV44 | C68 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Curie | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | — |
| Manufacturing process | 110 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | 75 million | 112 million |
| Die size | 110 mm² | 81 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | NF-7050SE-630A-A2 |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 1st, 2005 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 6 PCIe | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce PCX | — |
| Successor | GeForce 7 PCIe | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 400 MHz | 425 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 266 MHz 532 Mbps effective | System Shared |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 128 MB | System Shared |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | System Shared |
| Bandwidth | 8.512 GB/s | System Dependent |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 3 | 1 |
| TMUs | 4 | 2 |
| ROPs | 2 | 1 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 800.0 MPixel/s | 425.0 MPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 300.0 MVertices/s | 106.3 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 1.600 GTexel/s | 850.0 MTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | IGP |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | — |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | No outputs |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Other Features
Integrated Graphics
| Release date | — | Feb 1st, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 7 IGP |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCI |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 6 IGP |
| Successor | — | GeForce 8 IGP |
