Radeon HD 6570M Mac Edition vs GeForce3 Ti200
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 | Kelvin (2001−2003) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | NV20 A5 | Capilano |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 October 2001 (24 years ago) | 28 October 2009 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $149 | no data |
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 | 400 |
| Core clock speed | 175 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 57 million | 627 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 30 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.400 | 12.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.48 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| TMUs | 8 | 20 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 40 KB |
| 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 | MXM-II |
| Length | 183 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| 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 | DDR | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 200 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | 25.6 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, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 8.0 | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 1.3 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2001 | 28 October 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 40 nm |
HD 6570M Mac Edition has an age advantage of 8 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 275% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce3 Ti200 and Radeon HD 6570M Mac Edition. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce3 Ti200 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon HD 6570M Mac Edition is a notebook one.
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