NVIDIA GeForce 8100 + nForce 720a vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 Mac Edition
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | C78 | G80 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GF-8100-720a-A2 | — |
| Architecture | Tesla | Tesla |
| Manufacturing process | 80 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | 210 million | 681 million |
| Die size | 127 mm² | 484 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 | 600 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1200 MHz | 1440 MHz |
| Memory clock | System Shared | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | System Shared | 1536 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | System Shared | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 384 bit |
| Bandwidth | System Dependent | 76.80 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 16 | 128 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 32 |
| ROPs | 4 | 24 |
| SM count | 2 | 16 |
| Cache L2 | — | 96 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.000 GPixel/s | 14.40 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 4.000 GTexel/s | 38.40 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 38.40 GFLOPS | 368.6 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | IGP | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 40 W | 171 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 2x DVI |
| Length | — | 312 mm 12.3 inches |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 450 W |
| Power connectors | — | 2x 6-pin |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | 1.1 (1.0) |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| CUDA | — | 1.0 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Mar 5th, 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | Quadro FX |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Launch price | — | 2,999 USD |
| Interface | — | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
