3dfx Voodoo4 4500 AGP vs GeForce GT 555M
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 983 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.39 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Voodoo Scalable (2000) |
| GPU code name | GF106 | VSA-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 27 October 2011 (13 years ago) | 13 October 2000 (24 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 | Up to 144 | no data |
| Core clock speed | Up to 753 MHz | 166 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 753 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 14 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 250 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 12.60 | 0.33 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.3024 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | 2 |
| TMUs | 24 | 2 |
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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| 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 |
| SLI options | + | - |
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\DDR5 | SDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 32 MB |
| Memory bus width | Up to 192 bit/128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 1569 MHz | 166 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | Up to 50.2 GB/s | 2.656 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 |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| 3D Blu-Ray | + | - |
| 3D Gaming | + | - |
| Optimus | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 API | 6.0 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 27 October 2011 | 13 October 2000 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 32 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 250 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
GT 555M has an age advantage of 11 years, a 9500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 525% more advanced lithography process.
3dfx Voodoo4 4500 AGP, on the other hand, has 133.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 555M and 3dfx Voodoo4 4500 AGP. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GT 555M is a notebook graphics card while 3dfx Voodoo4 4500 AGP is a desktop one.
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