Quadro Plex 1000 Model II vs GeForce Go 7950 GTX SLI
Contents
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 | G7x (2005−2006) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | G71M | G70 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 12 October 2006 (18 years ago) | 25 July 2008 (17 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 | 64 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 16 MHz | 470 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 575 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 556 Million | 302 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 110 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 640 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 11.28 ×4 |
| ROPs | no data | 16 ×4 |
| TMUs | no data | 24 ×4 |
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 1.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 522 mm |
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 | 2x512 MB | 512 MB ×4 |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit ×4 |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 525 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 33.6 GB/s ×4 |
| 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 | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | GDDR3 | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | no data | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 October 2006 | 25 July 2008 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 110 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 640 Watt |
Go 7950 GTX SLI has a 22.2% more advanced lithography process, and 611.1% lower power consumption.
Plex 1000 Model II, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.
We couldn't decide between GeForce Go 7950 GTX SLI and Quadro Plex 1000 Model II. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce Go 7950 GTX SLI is a notebook graphics card while Quadro Plex 1000 Model II is a workstation one.
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