GeForce 8200M G mGPU vs Quadro FX 4000
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | NV40 | C79 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 April 2004 (20 years ago) | 3 June 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,199 | 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 cores | no data | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 375 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 222 million | 314 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 142 Watt | 12 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.500 | 3.200 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.0256 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| TMUs | 12 | 8 |
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 |
| Width | 2-slot | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x Molex | no data |
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 | GDDR3 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 500 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | 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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 April 2004 | 3 June 2008 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 142 Watt | 12 Watt |
8200M G mGPU has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 1083.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 4000 and GeForce 8200M G mGPU Intel. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro FX 4000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 8200M G mGPU Intel 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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