Tesla T10 Processor vs GeForce Go 7900 SE
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 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 | G73 | GT200B |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 18 April 2006 (18 years ago) | 9 April 2009 (15 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 | no data | 240 |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 610 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 177 million | 1,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 188 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.200 | 48.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.6221 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| TMUs | 12 | 80 |
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 |
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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 512 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 333 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 21.31 GB/s | 102.4 GB/s |
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 |
API compatibility
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 | 18 April 2006 | 9 April 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 188 Watt |
Go 7900 SE has 840% lower power consumption.
Tesla T10 Processor, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 63.6% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce Go 7900 SE and Tesla T10 Processor. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce Go 7900 SE is a notebook card while Tesla T10 Processor is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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