Matrox Parhelia 256 MB vs GeForce GTX 770M

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	601	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.63	no data
Power efficiency	6.74	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Parhelia (2002−2006)
GPU code name	GK106	Parhelia-512
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	30 May 2013 (12 years ago)	25 June 2002 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$189.99	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

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	960	no data
Core clock speed	811 MHz	200 MHz
Boost clock speed	797 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,540 million	80 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	63.76	0.8
Floating-point processing power	1.53 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	24	4
TMUs	80	4
L1 Cache	80 KB	no data
L2 Cache	384 KB	no data

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 3.0, PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	AGP 4x
Length	no data	175 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR5	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	256 MB
Standard memory configuration	GDDR5	no data
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96.0 GB/s	16 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	2x DVI
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200	no data
VGA аnalog display support	Up to 2048x1536	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP content protection	+	-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	+	-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	+	-

Supported technologies

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

Blu-Ray 3D Support	+	-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	-
3D Vision / 3DTV Play	+	-

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 API	8.1
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.5	1.5
OpenCL	1.1	N/A
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	30 May 2013	25 June 2002
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	256 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	150 nm

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