NVIDIA NVS 5100M vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 220M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA NVS 5100M and NVIDIA GeForce GT 220M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA NVS 5100M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
  • Around 10% higher core clock speed: 550 MHz vs 500 MHz
  • Around 10% higher texture fill rate: 8.8 GTexel / s vs 8 GTexel / s
  • Around 50% higher pipelines: 48 vs 32
  • Around 45% better floating-point performance: 116.16 gflops vs 80 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 40 nm vs 55 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 512 MB
  • Around 54% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 188 vs 122
  • Around 33% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2747 vs 2058
  • Around 33% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2747 vs 2058
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 January 2010 vs 15 June 2009
Core clock speed 550 MHz vs 500 MHz
Texture fill rate 8.8 GTexel / s vs 8 GTexel / s
Pipelines 48 vs 32
Floating-point performance 116.16 gflops vs 80 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm vs 55 nm
Maximum memory size 1 GB vs 512 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 188 vs 122
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2747 vs 2058
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2747 vs 2058

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 220M

  • 2.5x lower typical power consumption: 14 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 74 vs 63
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 14 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 74 vs 63

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA NVS 5100M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
188
122
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
63
74
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2747
2058
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2747
2058
Name NVIDIA NVS 5100M NVIDIA GeForce GT 220M
PassMark - G3D Mark 188 122
PassMark - G2D Mark 63 74
Geekbench - OpenCL 6549
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2747 2058
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2747 2058

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA NVS 5100M NVIDIA GeForce GT 220M

Essentials

Architecture Tesla 2.0 Tesla
Code name GT216 G96C
Launch date 7 January 2010 15 June 2009
Place in performance rating 1492 1493
Type Workstation Laptop

Technical info

Core clock speed 550 MHz 500 MHz
Floating-point performance 116.16 gflops 80 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Pipelines 48 32
Texture fill rate 8.8 GTexel / s 8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 14 Watt
Transistor count 486 million 314 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface MXM-A (3.0) MXM-II

API support

DirectX 10.1 10.0
OpenGL 3.3 3.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Memory bandwidth 25.6 GB / s 25.6 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR2, GDDR3
Shared memory 0