Riva TNT2 M64 vs GeForce 9200M GS
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1384 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.84 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Fahrenheit (1998−2000) |
| GPU code name | G98 | NV5 B6 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 3 June 2008 (17 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 cores | 8 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 125 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 210 million | 15 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 250 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 13 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 4.400 | 0.25 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0224 TFLOPS | no data |
| Gigaflops | 31 | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | 2 |
| TMUs | 8 | 2 |
| L2 Cache | 16 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).
| 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 | GDDR3 | SDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 16 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 143 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 11.2 GB/s | 1.144 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 VGA |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 6.0 |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 1.2 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 June 2008 | 12 October 1999 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 250 nm |
9200M GS has an age advantage of 8 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 285% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 9200M GS and Riva TNT2 M64. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 9200M GS is a notebook graphics card while Riva TNT2 M64 is a desktop one.
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