PG506-232 vs GeForce GTX 570M

Primary Details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking	603	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	2.01	no data
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N12E-GT	GA100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	28 June 2011 (12 years ago)	12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price	$163	no data

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed Specifications

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	336	3584
CUDA cores	336	no data
Core clock speed	575 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1440 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	54,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	165 Watt
Texture fill rate	32.2 billion/sec	322.6
Floating-point performance	772.8 gflops	no data

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 570M and PG506-232 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	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	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	8-pin EPS
SLI options	+	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	GDDR5	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	3 MB	24 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	3072 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	2.4 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	72.0 GB/s	933.1 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and Outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

No outputs

No outputs

Supported GPU Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray	+	no data
3D Gaming	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API Compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 API	N/A
Shader Model	5.1	N/A
OpenGL	4.5	N/A
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	8.0

Pros & Cons Summary

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Recency	28 June 2011	12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount	3 MB	24 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	165 Watt

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