GeForce FX 5100 vs G102M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce G102M with GeForce FX 5100, including specs and performance data.

GeForce G102M
2009
Up to 512 MB GDDR2, 14 Watt
0.43
+2050%

G102M outperforms FX 5100 by a whopping 2050% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12471492
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.10no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code nameC79NV34 A1
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date8 January 2009 (15 years ago)6 March 2003 (21 year 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 cores16no data
Core clock speed450 MHz200 MHz
Number of transistors314 million45 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)14 Wattno data
Texture fill rate3.6000.8
Floating-point processing power0.0352 TFLOPSno data
Gigaflops48no data
ROPs44
TMUs84

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 supportPCI-E 1.0no data
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16AGP 8x
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR2DDR
Maximum RAM amountUp to 512 MB64 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed400 MHz166 MHz
Memory bandwidth6.4 GB/s2.656 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 ConnectorsVGAHDMIDisplayPortSingle Link DVILVDS1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Power management8.0no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)9.0a
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL2.11.5 (2.1)
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GeForce G102M 0.43
+2050%
FX 5100 0.02

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GeForce G102M 167
+2286%
FX 5100 7

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.43 0.02
Recency 8 January 2009 6 March 2003
Chip lithography 65 nm 150 nm

GeForce G102M has a 2050% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 130.8% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce G102M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX 5100 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce G102M is a notebook card while GeForce FX 5100 is a desktop one.


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