Tesla T10 Processor vs GeForce2 MX 400
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 | Celsius (1999−2005) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | NV11 B2 | GT200B |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 3 March 2001 (25 years ago) | 9 April 2009 (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 | no data | 240 |
| Core clock speed | 200 MHz | 610 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 20 million | 1,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 180 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 188 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 0.8 | 48.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.6221 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 | 32 |
| TMUs | 4 | 80 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 256 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 | AGP 4x | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | SDR | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 512 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 166 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 2.656 GB/s | 102.4 GB/s |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 7.0 | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 1.2 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 March 2001 | 9 April 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 55 nm |
Tesla T10 Processor has an age advantage of 8 years, a 12700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 227% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce2 MX 400 and Tesla T10 Processor. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce2 MX 400 is a desktop graphics card while Tesla T10 Processor is a workstation one.
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