A10 PCIe vs GeForce GTX 285M
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1044 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.44 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | G92 | GA102 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 1 February 2010 (16 years ago) | 12 April 2021 (4 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 | 128 | 9216 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 885 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1695 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 28,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 38.40 | 488.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.384 TFLOPS | 31.24 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | 576 | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | 96 |
| TMUs | 64 | 288 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 288 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 72 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 9 MB |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | 6 MB |
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-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 8-pin EPS |
| SLI options | 2-way | - |
| MXM Type | MXM 3.0 Type-B | 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 | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 1020 MHz | 1563 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 61 GB/s | 600.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | Single Link DVIVGALVDSHDMIDual Link DVIDisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | S/PDIF | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | 8.0 | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
| CUDA | + | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 February 2010 | 12 April 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 24 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 150 Watt |
GTX 285M has 100% lower power consumption.
A10 PCIe, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 713% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 285M and A10 PCIe. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 285M is a notebook graphics card while A10 PCIe is a workstation one.
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