Tesla K10 vs GeForce4 4200 Go
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1604 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | no data | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | NV28M | GK104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 15 November 2002 (23 years ago) | 1 May 2012 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $5,099 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 6 | 1536 ×2 |
| Core clock speed | 2 MHz | 745 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 200 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 3,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 225 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 95.36 ×2 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 2.289 TFLOPS ×2 |
| ROPs | no data | 32 ×2 |
| TMUs | no data | 128 ×2 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 272 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 4 GB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | 200 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 160.0 GB/s ×2 |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DDR | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 November 2002 | 1 May 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 28 nm |
Tesla K10 has an age advantage of 9 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 436% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce4 4200 Go and Tesla K10. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce4 4200 Go is a notebook graphics card while Tesla K10 is a workstation one.
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