NVIDIA GeForce 6500 vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 440
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | NV44 | NV43 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Curie | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 110 nm | 110 nm |
| Number of transistors | 75 million | 146 million |
| Die size | 110 mm² | 154 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | NVS440 NPB |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 1st, 2005 | Feb 14th, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 6 PCIe | Quadro NVS |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | GeForce PCX | — |
| Successor | GeForce 7 PCIe | — |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 400 MHz | 250 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 266 MHz 532 Mbps effective | 250 MHz 500 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 128 MB | 128 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 8.512 GB/s | 8.000 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 3 | 4 |
| TMUs | 4 | 8 |
| ROPs | 2 | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 800.0 MPixel/s | 2.000 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 300.0 MVertices/s | 250.0 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 1.600 GTexel/s | 2.000 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | 31 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 2x DMS-59 |
| Length | — | 187 mm 7.4 inches |
| Power connectors | — | None |
| Board number | — | P307 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 3.0 |
