NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS vs NVIDIA NVS 5100M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | NV40 | GT216 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Curie | Tesla 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 130 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 222 million | 486 million |
| Die size | 287 mm² | 100 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | N10P-NS |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Dec 8th, 2005 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 6 AGP | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | AGP 8x | — |
| Reviews | 115 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce FX | — |
| Successor | GeForce 7 AGP | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 350 MHz | 550 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1210 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 32.00 GB/s | 25.60 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 12 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 5 | — |
| TMUs | 12 | 16 |
| ROPs | 12 | 8 |
| Shading units | — | 48 |
| SM count | — | 6 |
| Cache L2 | — | 64 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 4.200 GPixel/s | 4.400 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 437.5 MVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 4.200 GTexel/s | 8.800 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | — | 116.2 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | 35 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | — |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x Molex | — |
| Board number | P201 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 11.1 (10_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 4.1 |
| CUDA | — | 1.2 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Jan 7th, 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | NVS Mobile (x100M) |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | MXM-A (3.0) |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
