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NVIDIA

NVIDIA GeForce 6500

Graphics processor Released Oct 1, 2005

Video memory: 128 MB
Memory bus: 128 bit
Rated memory bandwidth: 8.51 GB/s

Benchmark results

PassMark · version unreported · G2Dmark300^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G3Dmark38^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 2dmark307^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 3dmark37^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

Architecture: Curie
Manufacturing process: TSMC 110 nm
Process node: 110 nm
GPU base clock: 400 MHz^*
Reported GPU frequency: 400 MHz^*
Reported graphics memory frequency: 333 MHz^*
Graphics interface: PCIe 1.0 x16^*
Video memory: Reported value 1: 128 MB^*
Reported value 2: 256 MB^*
Reported value 3: 128 MB^*
Reported chip die area: 110 mm²^*
Transistors: 75 million^*
Graphics processor: NV44^*
Texture mapping units: 4^*
Raster output units: 2^*
Chip foundry: TSMC^*
Card or module format: Single-slot^*
Suggested system PSU: 200 W^*
DirectX / feature level: 9.0c (9_3)^*
OpenGL: 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)^*
Shader model: 3.0^*

GPU configurations

0.125 GB / DDR2 / 128-bit / NV44
Capacity
128 MB
Rated memory bandwidth
8.51 GB/s
Chip variant
NV44
Reference clock
400 MHz
Memory bus
128 bit
Technology
DDR2

Memory & storage

Memory options: 128^*
Video memory: 128 MB
Video memory type: DDR2
Memory bus: 128 bit
Rated memory bandwidth: 8.51 GB/s

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 21 fields

Architecture: NV44^*
Integrated: No^*
L2 Cache: 0KB^*
Manufacturer: Nvidia^*
Memory: 256^* MB
Memory Bandwidth: 5.3GB/sec^*
Memory Bus: 128 Bit^*
Memory Speed: 333^* MHz
Memory Type: DDR^*
Name: GeForce 6500^*
Notebook GPU: No^*
Open GL: 1.5^*
Release Date: 02-Jan-2005^*
Resolution WxH: 2560x1600^*
SLI Crossfire: No^*
Shader: 3^*
VGA Connection: 1^*
DVI Connection: 1^*
Dedicated: Yes^*
Direct X: DX 9.0c^*
HDMI Connection: 0^*

Specifications 2 · 8 fields

Product Name: GeForce 6500^*
GPU Chip: NV44^*
Released: Oct 1st, 2005^*
Bus: PCIe 1.0 x16^*
Memory: 128 MB, DDR2, 128 bit^*
GPU clock: 400^* MHz
Memory clock: 266^* MHz
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 4 / 3 / 4 / 2^*

Specifications 3 · 9 fields

Foundry: TSMC^*
Vendor: NVIDIA^*
Product: NVIDIA GeForce 6500^*
Type: GPU^*
Release Date: 2005-10-01^*
Process Size (nm): 110^* nm
Die Size (mm^2): 110^* mm²
Transistors (million): 75^*
Freq (MHz): 400^* MHz

Specifications 4 · 18 fields

proc transistors: 75 million^*
proc die size: 110^* mm²
memory clock: 266^*
ram: 128^*
name: NVIDIA GeForce 6500^*
ram type: DDR2^*
bus width: 128^*
bus interface: PCIe 1.0 x16^*
ram bandwidth: 8.512^* GB/s
suggested psu: 200^* W
slot width: Single-slot^*
is retail board: No^*
vendor: nvd^*
manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
arch name: Curie^*
card release date: 2005-10-01^*
proc foundry: TSMC^*
proc process size: 110^* nm

Specifications 5 · 24 fields

DirectX / feature level: 9.0c (9_3)^*
OpenGL: 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)^*
Shader model: 3.0^*
Architecture: Curie^*
Graphics interface: PCIe 1.0 x16^*
Memory bus: 128^* bit
Reported display outputs: 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video^*
Theoretical pixel fill rate: 800.0 MPixel/s^*
Reported chip die area: 110 mm²^*
Chip foundry: TSMC^*
Process node declaration: 110 nm^*
Transistors: 75 million^*
Graphics processor: NV44^*
Reported video memory: 128^* MB
Rated memory bandwidth: 8.512 GB/s^*
Video memory type: DDR2^*
Raster output units: 2^*
Card or module format: Single-slot^*
Suggested system PSU: 200 W^*
2:4 tensor sparsity: No^*
Theoretical texture fill rate: 1.600 GTexel/s^*
Texture mapping units: 4^*
Video memory: 128^* MB
Video memory type: DDR2^*

Specifications 6 · 8 fields

Product Name: GeForce 6500^*
GPU Chip: NV44^*
Released: Oct 1st, 2005^*
Bus: PCIe 1.0 x16^*
Memory: 128 MB, DDR2, 128 bit^*
GPU clock: 400^* MHz
Memory clock: 266^* MHz
Shaders / TMUs / ROPs: 4 / 3 / 4 / 2^*

Specifications 7 · 9 fields

model

GeForce 6500^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 6500^*

core config

4:3:4:2^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 6500^*

manufacturer

Nvidia^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 6500^*

launch date

2005-10-01 00:00:00.000000000^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 6500^*

code name

NV44^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 6500^*

fab nm

TSMC 110 nm^* nm

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 6500^*

die size mm2

110.0^* mm²

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 6500^*

bus interface

PCIe 1.0 x16^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 6500^*

core clock mhz

400.0^* MHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 6500^*

Specifications 8 · 44 fields

Brand: NVIDIA^*
Top BUS WIDTH: 128^* bit
Graphics Processor GPU Name: NV44^*
Graphics Processor Architecture: Curie^*
Graphics Processor Process Size: 110^* nm
Graphics Processor Transistors: 75 million^*
Graphics Processor Die Size: 110^* mm²
Graphics Card Release Date: Oct 1st, 2005^*
Graphics Card Generation: GeForce 6 PCIe (6500)^*
Graphics Card Successor: GeForce 7 PCIe^*
Graphics Card Production: End-of-life^*
Name: GeForce 6500^*
Graphics Card Bus Interface: PCIe 1.0 x16^*
Clock Speeds GPU Clock: 400^* MHz
Clock Speeds Memory Clock: 266 MHz 532 Mbps effective^*
Memory Memory Size: 128^* MB
Memory Memory Type: DDR2^*
Memory Memory Bus: 128^* bit
Memory Bandwidth: 8.512^* GB/s
Render Config Pixel Shaders: 4^*
Render Config Vertex Shaders: 3^*
Render Config TMUs: 4^*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR: NV44^*
Render Config ROPs: 2^*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate: 800.0 MPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate: 1.600 GTexel/s
Board Design Slot Width: Single-slot^*
Board Design Suggested PSU: 200^* W
Board Design Outputs: 1x DVI 1x VGA 1x S-Video^*
Graphics Features DirectX: 9.0c (9_3)^*
Graphics Features OpenGL: 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)^*
Top PIXEL SHADERS: 4^*
source file: nvidia2005.json^*
Graphics Processor Foundry: TSMC^*
Graphics Card Predecessor: GeForce PCX^*
Recommended Resolutions: Unplayable:640x480 | Unplayable:1280x720 | Unplayable:1366x768^*
Top VERTEX SHADERS: 3^*
Graphics Processor Density: 681.8K / mm²^*
Theoretical Performance Vertex Rate: 300.0 MVertices/s
Top TMUS: 4^*
Top ROPS: 2^*
Graphics Features Shader Model: 3.0^*
Top MEMORY SIZE: 128^* MB
Top MEMORY TYPE: DDR2^*

Specifications 9 · 5 fields

name: GeForce 6500^*
3dmark: 37^*
2dmark: 307^*
test: Apr 2009^*
category: Desktop^*

Specifications 10 · 5 fields

gpuName

GeForce 6500^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G3Dmark

38^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G2Dmark

300^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,009^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*