GeForce RTX 4090 vs GeForce2 Go 100
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 6 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 18.82 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 15.23 |
| Architecture | Celsius (1999−2005) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | NV11 B2 | AD102 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 6 February 2001 (23 years ago) | 20 September 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,599 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 16384 |
| Core clock speed | 125 MHz | 2235 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 20 million | 76,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 180 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 Watt | 450 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 0.5 | 1,290 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 82.58 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 | 176 |
| TMUs | 4 | 512 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 512 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 128 |
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 4x | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 304 mm |
| Width | no data | 3-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 16-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 | GDDR6X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 MB | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 32 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 166 MHz | 1313 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 1.328 GB/s | 1.01 TB/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 HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 7.0 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 1.2 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.9 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 February 2001 | 20 September 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 MB | 24 GB |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 Watt | 450 Watt |
GeForce2 Go 100 has 22400% lower power consumption.
RTX 4090, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 21 year, a 153500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 3500% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce2 Go 100 and GeForce RTX 4090. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce2 Go 100 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4090 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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