FireStream 9350 vs Riva TNT
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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 | Fahrenheit (1998−2000) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | NV4 | Cypress |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 23 March 1998 (28 years ago) | 1 June 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 | no data | 1440 |
| Core clock speed | 90 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7 million | 2,154 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 350 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 0.18 | 50.40 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 2.016 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 | 32 |
| TMUs | 2 | 72 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 144 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 512 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 2x | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 241 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 110 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 1.76 GB/s | 128.0 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 VGA | 1x DisplayPort |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 5.0 | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 1.2 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 March 1998 | 1 June 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 350 nm | 40 nm |
FireStream 9350 has an age advantage of 12 years, a 12700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 775% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Riva TNT and FireStream 9350. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Riva TNT is a desktop graphics card while FireStream 9350 is a workstation one.
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