H200 NVL vs GeForce 256 DDR
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 | Celsius (1999−2005) | Hopper (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | NV10 A3 | GH100 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 23 December 1999 (25 years ago) | 18 November 2024 (less than a year 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 cores | no data | 16896 |
| Core clock speed | 120 MHz | 1365 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1785 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 17 million | 80,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 220 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 600 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 0.48 | 942.5 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 60.32 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 24 |
| TMUs | 4 | 528 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 528 |
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 | AGP 4x | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 8-pin EPS |
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 | DDR | HBM3e |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | 141 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 6144 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 150 MHz | 1593 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 4.8 GB/s | 4.89 TB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | 1x VGA | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 7.0 | N/A |
| Shader Model | no data | N/A |
| OpenGL | 1.2 | N/A |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 9.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 December 1999 | 18 November 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | 141 GB |
| Chip lithography | 220 nm | 5 nm |
H200 NVL has an age advantage of 24 years, a 451100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 4300% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 256 DDR and H200 NVL. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 256 DDR is a desktop graphics card while H200 NVL is a workstation one.
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