NVS 3100M vs ATI Radeon HD 4670 AGP
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1293 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 2.69 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | RV730 | GT218 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 17 July 2007 (18 years ago) | 7 January 2010 (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 | 320 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 750 MHz | 606 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 514 million | 260 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 59 Watt | 14 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 24.00 | 4.848 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.48 TFLOPS | 0.04698 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| TMUs | 32 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 64 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 32 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 8x | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 193 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 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 | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 790 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 12.64 GB/s |
| 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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 17 July 2007 | 7 January 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 59 Watt | 14 Watt |
ATI HD 4670 AGP has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
NVS 3100M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 37.5% more advanced lithography process, and 321.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 4670 AGP and NVS 3100M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 4670 AGP is a desktop graphics card while NVS 3100M is a mobile workstation one.
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