HD Graphics 6EU vs Quadro NVS 120M
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1525 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.85 | no data |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Generation 7.0 (2012−2013) |
| GPU code name | G72 | Ivy Bridge GT1 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 June 2006 (20 years ago) | 1 April 2012 (14 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 | 7 | 48 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 450 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 112 million | 392 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 1.800 | 6.300 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.1008 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 | 1 |
| TMUs | 4 | 6 |
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 | MXM-III | Ring Bus |
| Width | no data | IGP |
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 | DDR2 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 11.2 GB/s | no data |
| 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 | Motherboard Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 11.1 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 June 2006 | 1 April 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 22 nm |
HD Graphics 6EU has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 309% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro NVS 120M and HD Graphics 6EU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro NVS 120M is a mobile workstation graphics card while HD Graphics 6EU is a desktop one.
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