GT218 vs GeForce FX Go 5700
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | no data | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | NV36M | GT218 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 January 2004 (20 years ago) | no data |
| Current price | $210 | $31 |
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 4 | 16 |
| Boost clock speed | 450 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 260 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 40 nm |
Size and compatibility
Information on GeForce FX Go 5700 and GT218 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
Memory
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 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | no data |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| PureVideo HD | no data | VP4 |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DDR | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | no data | N/A |
| CUDA | no data | 1.2 |
Advantages and disadvantages
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 40 nm |
We couldn't decide between GeForce FX Go 5700 and GT218. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce FX Go 5700 is a notebook card while GT218 is a desktop one.
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