GeForce 6200 AGP vs 610M
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1155 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 4.36 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Celsius (1999−2005) |
| GPU code name | GF119 | NV18 C1 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 December 2011 (12 years ago) | 14 December 2003 (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.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 48 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 738 MHz | 230 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 900 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 292 million | 29 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 5.904 | 0.92 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1417 TFLOPS | no data |
| Video decoders | H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | 2 |
| TMUs | 8 | 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).
| Bus support | PCI Express 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | AGP 8x |
| Length | no data | 168 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | DDR3 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 66 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | Up to 14.4 GB/s | 1.056 GB/s |
| 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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | Up to 2048x1536 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 API | 8.0 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 December 2011 | 14 December 2003 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 150 nm |
GeForce 610M has an age advantage of 7 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 275% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 610M and GeForce 6200 AGP. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 610M is a notebook card while GeForce 6200 AGP 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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