GMA 950 vs GeForce 256 SDR
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) | Generation 3.5 (2005) |
| GPU code name | NV10 | Lakeport |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 11 October 1999 (26 years ago) | 1 May 2005 (20 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $249 | 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.
| Core clock speed | 120 MHz | 166 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 17 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 220 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 7 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 0.48 | 0.66 |
| ROPs | 4 | 1 |
| TMUs | 4 | 4 |
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 1.0 x16 |
| Width | 1-slot | 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 | SDR | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 143 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 1.144 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | no data | + |
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 support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 7.0 | 9.0c |
| Shader Model | no data | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 11 October 1999 | 1 May 2005 |
| Chip lithography | 220 nm | 90 nm |
GMA 950 has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 144.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 256 SDR and GMA 950. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 256 SDR is a desktop graphics card while GMA 950 is a notebook one.
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