FirePro S10000 Passive 12GB vs GeForce GTX 470M SLI
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 627 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | N11E-GT | Tahiti |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 1 November 2010 (15 years ago) | 1 March 2014 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $3,599 |
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 | 576 | 1792 ×2 |
| Core clock speed | 535 MHz | 825 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 950 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,313 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 375 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 106.4 ×2 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 3.405 TFLOPS ×2 |
| ROPs | no data | 32 ×2 |
| TMUs | no data | 112 ×2 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 448 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 768 KB |
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 |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 305 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 8-pin |
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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 6 GB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 384 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 240.0 GB/s ×2 |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 data | 1x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 November 2010 | 1 March 2014 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
S10000 Passive 12GB has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 470M SLI and FirePro S10000 Passive 12GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 470M SLI is a notebook graphics card while FirePro S10000 Passive 12GB is a workstation one.
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