GeForce FX Go5200 NPB 64M vs Quadro 6000 SDI
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 | Fermi (2010−2014) | Rankine (2003−2005) |
| GPU code name | GF100 | NV34 B1 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 25 July 2011 (13 years ago) | 1 March 2003 (21 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $11,499 | 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 | 448 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 574 MHz | 250 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 45 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 231 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 32.14 | 1.000 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.028 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 48 | 4 |
| TMUs | 56 | 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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | AGP 8x |
| Length | 248 mm | no data |
| Width | Quad-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 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 | GDDR5 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 747 MHz | 250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 143.4 GB/s | 8 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 | 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video, 2x SDI | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 9.0a |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 1.5 (2.1) |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 2.0 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 25 July 2011 | 1 March 2003 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 150 nm |
6000 SDI has an age advantage of 8 years, a 9500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 275% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro 6000 SDI and GeForce FX Go5200 NPB 64M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro 6000 SDI is a workstation graphics card while GeForce FX Go5200 NPB 64M is a desktop 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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