NVIDIA GeForce 8100 + nForce 720a vs NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 Ultra
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | C78 | NV31 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GF-8100-720a-A2 | 5600 Ultra |
| Architecture | Tesla | Rankine |
| Manufacturing process | 80 nm | 130 nm |
| Number of transistors | 210 million | 80 million |
| Die size | 127 mm² | 121 mm² |
| Foundry | — | TSMC |
Integrated Graphics
| Release date | Apr 17th, 2007 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 8 IGP | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCI | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 7 IGP | — |
| Successor | GeForce 9 IGP | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 500 MHz | 400 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1200 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | System Shared | 400 MHz 800 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | System Shared | 128 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | System Shared | DDR |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | System Dependent | 12.80 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 16 | — |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 4 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| SM count | 2 | — |
| Pixel shaders | — | 4 |
| Vertex shaders | — | 3 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.000 GPixel/s | 1.600 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 4.000 GTexel/s | 1.600 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 38.40 GFLOPS | — |
| Vertex rate | — | 300.0 MVertices/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | IGP | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 40 W | unknown |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Length | — | 190 mm 7.5 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 200 W |
| Power connectors | — | 1x Molex |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 9.0a |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 4.0 | — |
| Pixel shader | — | 2.0a |
| Vertex shader | — | 2.0a |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Mar 17th, 2003 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce FX |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Launch price | — | 199 USD |
| Interface | — | AGP 8x |
| Reviews | — | 2 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 4 Ti |
| Successor | — | GeForce 6 AGP |
