Riva TNT vs Tesla M6

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking390not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency11.44no data
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Fahrenheit (1998−2000)
GPU code nameGM204NV4
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date30 August 2015 (10 years ago)23 March 1998 (27 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 cores1536no data
Core clock speed930 MHz90 MHz
Boost clock speed1180 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,200 million7 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm350 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Wattno data
Texture fill rate113.30.18
Floating-point processing power3.625 TFLOPSno data
ROPs642
TMUs962
L1 Cache576 KBno data
L2 Cache2 MBno data

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16AGP 2x
WidthMXM Module1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5SDR
Maximum RAM amount8 GB16 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz110 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.4 GB/s1.76 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x VGA

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)5.0
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.61.2
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA5.2-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 August 2015 23 March 1998
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 350 nm

Tesla M6 has an age advantage of 17 years, a 51100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1150% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Tesla M6 and Riva TNT. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Tesla M6 is a workstation graphics card while Riva TNT is a desktop one.

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