GeForce Go 6250 vs Quadro FX 550
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1502 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.39 | no data |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | NV43 | NV44 A2 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 20 April 2006 (20 years ago) | 1 February 2006 (20 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 | no data | 7 |
| Core clock speed | 360 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 146 million | 75 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 110 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 10 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 2.880 | 1.600 |
| ROPs | 4 | 2 |
| TMUs | 8 | 4 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 198 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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 | GDDR3 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 32 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 400 MHz | 350 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s | 5.6 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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 20 April 2006 | 1 February 2006 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 32 MB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 10 Watt |
FX 550 has an age advantage of 2 months, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
Go 6250, on the other hand, has 200% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 550 and GeForce Go 6250. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro FX 550 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce Go 6250 is a notebook one.
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