GeForce 6200 SE TurboCache vs FirePro W5000 DVI
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 | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | Pitcairn | NV44 A2 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 25 February 2013 (13 years ago) | 15 December 2004 (21 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | 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 | 768 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 825 MHz | 350 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 75 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 110 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 39.60 | 1.400 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.267 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | 2 |
| TMUs | 48 | 4 |
| L1 Cache | 192 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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 191 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Form factor | full height / half length | 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 | GDDR5 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s | 4 GB/s |
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 DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 25 February 2013 | 15 December 2004 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 110 nm |
W5000 DVI has an age advantage of 8 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 293% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between FirePro W5000 DVI and GeForce 6200 SE TurboCache. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro W5000 DVI is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 6200 SE TurboCache is a desktop one.
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