Riva TNT2 M64 vs FirePro W5100

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking588not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency11.10no data
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Fahrenheit (1998−2000)
GPU code nameBonaireNV5 B6
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date31 March 2014 (12 years ago)12 October 1999 (26 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores768no data
Core clock speed930 MHz125 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million15 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm250 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Wattno data
Texture fill rate44.640.25
Floating-point processing power1.428 TFLOPSno data
ROPs162
TMUs482
L1 Cache192 KBno data
L2 Cache256 KBno 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 supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16AGP 4x
Length171 mmno data
Width1-slot1-slot
Form factorfull height / half lengthno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5SDR
Maximum RAM amount4 GB16 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz143 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s1.144 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 Connectors4x DisplayPort1x VGA
StereoOutput3D+-
DisplayPort count4no data
Dual-link DVI support+-
HD сomponent video output+-

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)6.0
Shader Model6.3no data
OpenGL4.61.2
OpenCL2.0N/A
Vulkan1.2.131N/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 31 March 2014 12 October 1999
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 250 nm

FirePro W5100 has an age advantage of 14 years, a 25500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 793% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between FirePro W5100 and Riva TNT2 M64. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that FirePro W5100 is a workstation graphics card while Riva TNT2 M64 is a desktop one.

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