GeForce 8100 + nForce 720a vs ATI FireGL V7100
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | R400 (2004−2008) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | R480 | C78 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 December 2004 (21 years ago) | 6 May 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,099 | no data |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 507 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 160 million | 210 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 91 Watt | 40 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 6.084 | 4.000 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.0384 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 12 | 4 |
| TMUs | 12 | 8 |
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 | PCI |
| Length | 211 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 520 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 33.28 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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0b (9_2) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 December 2004 | 6 May 2008 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 91 Watt | 40 Watt |
8100 + nForce 720a has an age advantage of 3 years, a 63% more advanced lithography process, and 128% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FireGL V7100 and GeForce 8100 + nForce 720a. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FireGL V7100 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 8100 + nForce 720a is a desktop one.
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