GeForce 6800 GTO vs Quadro 5010M
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 748 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.14 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | GF110 | NV45 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 February 2011 (15 years ago) | 14 April 2004 (22 years ago) |
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 | 384 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 350 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 222 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 21.60 | 4.200 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6912 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | 12 |
| TMUs | 48 | 12 |
| L1 Cache | 768 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | no data |
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 | large | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-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 | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 650 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 83.2 GB/s | 32 GB/s |
| 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 outputs | 2x DVI |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 2.0 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 February 2011 | 14 April 2004 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 130 nm |
Quadro 5010M has an age advantage of 6 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 225% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro 5010M and GeForce 6800 GTO. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro 5010M is a mobile workstation graphics card while GeForce 6800 GTO is a desktop one.
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