Quadro2 Pro vs GeForce 820M
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1116 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 5.90 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Celsius (1999−2005) |
| GPU code name | GF117 | NV15 A4 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 27 November 2013 (12 years ago) | 22 March 2001 (25 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 96 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 625 MHz | 200 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 585 million | 25 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 10.00 | 0.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.24 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| TMUs | 16 | 4 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 128 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 | PCI Express 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | AGP 4x |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | DDR3 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 8 GB/s |
| 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 | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GPU Boost | 2.0 | no data |
| Optimus | + | - |
| GameWorks | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 7.0 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 1.2 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 27 November 2013 | 22 March 2001 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 180 nm |
GeForce 820M has an age advantage of 12 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 543% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 820M and Quadro2 Pro. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 820M is a notebook graphics card while Quadro2 Pro is a workstation one.
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