Tesla M2075 vs GeForce FX 5200
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1491 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Celsius (1999−2005) | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | NV18 C1 | GF110 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 6 March 2003 (21 year ago) | 25 July 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $69.99 | $2,399 |
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 | 448 |
| Core clock speed | 250 MHz | 574 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 29 million | 3,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 200 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.000 | 32.14 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 1.028 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 | 48 |
| TMUs | 4 | 56 |
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 | no data | 248 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 | DDR | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 200 MHz | 783 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | 150.3 GB/s |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 8.0 | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 1.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 March 2003 | 25 July 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 40 nm |
Tesla M2075 has an age advantage of 8 years, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 275% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce FX 5200 and Tesla M2075. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce FX 5200 is a desktop card while Tesla M2075 is a workstation 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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