Quadro K2100M vs ATI FireGL V7600
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 786 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.63 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 4.57 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | R600 | GK106 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 6 November 2007 (18 years ago) | 23 July 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $84.95 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 240 | 576 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 667 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 720 million | 2,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 127 Watt | 55 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 7.200 | 32.02 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.288 TFLOPS | 0.7684 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 12 | 16 |
| TMUs | 12 | 48 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 48 KB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 256 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 | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | MXM-A (3.0) |
| Length | 254 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 752 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 48.0 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 |
| Display Port | no data | 1.2 |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | - | + |
| 3D Vision Pro | no data | + |
| Mosaic | no data | + |
| nView Display Management | no data | + |
| Optimus | no data | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.0 (10_0) | 12 |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | + |
| CUDA | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 November 2007 | 23 July 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 127 Watt | 55 Watt |
K2100M has an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 130.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FireGL V7600 and Quadro K2100M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FireGL V7600 is a workstation graphics card while Quadro K2100M is a mobile workstation one.
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