GeForce 6150 SE + nForce 430 vs Extreme Graphics 2

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGeneration 2.0 (2002−2003)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameMontaraC61
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date3 December 2003 (21 year ago)11 October 2004 (20 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.

Core clock speed200 MHz425 MHz
Boost clock speed266 MHzno data
Manufacturing process technology130 nm90 nm
Texture fill rate0.270.43
ROPs11
TMUs11

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 1.0 x16PCI
Widthno dataIGP

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 typeSystem SharedSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory bus widthSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory clock speedSystem SharedSystem Shared
Shared memory+no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX7.09.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGL1.32.1
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 December 2003 11 October 2004
Chip lithography 130 nm 90 nm

6150 SE + nForce 430 has an age advantage of 10 months, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Extreme Graphics 2 and GeForce 6150 SE + nForce 430. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Extreme Graphics 2 is a notebook card while GeForce 6150 SE + nForce 430 is a desktop one.


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