Tesla V100 SXM2 vs GeForce3 Ti500

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
ArchitectureKelvin (2001−2003)Volta (2017−2020)
GPU code nameNV20 A5GV100
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date1 October 2001 (23 years ago)21 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$349 no data

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 coresno data5120
Core clock speed240 MHz1370 MHz
Number of transistors57 million21,100 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data250 Watt
Texture fill rate1.920438.4
ROPs4128
TMUs8320

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).

InterfaceAGP 4xPCIe 3.0 x16
Length183 mmno data
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDRHBM2
Maximum RAM amount64 MB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit4096 Bit
Memory clock speed250 MHz1758 MHz
Memory bandwidth8 GB/s900.1 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Videono data

API compatibility

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

DirectX8.012.0
Shader Modelno data5.0
OpenGL1.34.6
OpenCLN/A2.0
VulkanN/A-
CUDA-7.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2001 21 June 2017
Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 16 GB
Chip lithography 150 nm 12 nm

Tesla V100 SXM2 has an age advantage of 15 years, a 25500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1150% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce3 Ti500 and Tesla V100 SXM2. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce3 Ti500 is a desktop card while Tesla V100 SXM2 is a workstation one.


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NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti500
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