GeForce GTX 295 Single PCB vs Go 6400
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1543 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | NV44 A2 | GT200B |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 February 2006 (20 years ago) | 16 June 2009 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $499 |
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 | 7 | 240 ×2 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 576 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 400 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 75 million | 1,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 289 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.600 | 46.08 ×2 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.5962 TFLOPS ×2 |
| ROPs | 2 | 28 ×2 |
| TMUs | 4 | 80 ×2 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 224 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).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin + 1x 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 | DDR | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | 896 MB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 448 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | 350 MHz | 1008 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 5.6 GB/s | 112.9 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 outputs | 2x DVI |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 February 2006 | 16 June 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | 896 MB |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 55 nm |
GTX 295 Single PCB has an age advantage of 3 years, a 2700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce Go 6400 and GeForce GTX 295 Single PCB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce Go 6400 is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GTX 295 Single PCB is a desktop one.
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