Nvidia GeForce Go
GeForce Go is a brand name of the Nvidia company and denotes graphics processors for notebooks. The GeForce Go GPUs are derived from the desktop GPUs of the GeForce series , but have some special features to save power. These GPUs are also usually clocked more slowly and / or have fewer pipelines than their sister models with the same model number from the desktop area. Some entry-level models (e.g. GeForce Go 6100/6150) are integrated in the chipset of the motherboard ( Integrated Graphics Processor ).
With the GeForce Go, Nvidia competes with the Mobility Radeon series from competitor ATI .
Technical
As a graphics solution for notebooks, Nvidia is launching the GeForce Go line, which is characterized by lower heat generation and power saving functions compared to the desktop versions. Nvidia also developed the MXM interface for the graphics card slot, with which notebook graphics cards from different manufacturers can be easily exchanged. This slot is becoming more and more the standard that is already being used by many “small” graphics card manufacturers and now also by the largest Nvidia competitor ATI.
Models of the GeForce Go from Nvidia
Mobile GPUs based on the GeForce 2 series , GeForce 3 series and GeForce 4 series :
| model | Month year | Graphics processor (GPU) | Storage | Others | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type ( Process ) |
Pipelines ( Pix / Ver ) |
Clock rate ( MHz ) |
Fill rate ( MT / s) |
Clock rate ( MHz ) |
Max. Size ( MB ) |
Type | |||
| GeForce2 Go 100 | Mar / 2001 | NV11 (180 nm) |
2/0 | 155 | 576 | 143 | 16 | 32 bit DDR | |
| GeForce2 Go 200 | Mar / 2001 | NV11 (180 nm) |
2/0 | 166 | 576 | 143 | 32 | 64 bit DDR | |
| GeForce 2 Go | Mar / 2003 | NV11M (180 nm) |
2/0 | 143 | 500 | 166 | 64 | 64/128 bit DDR | |
| GeForce 3 Go | NV17M | 250 | 1000 | 64 | 128 bit DDR | ||||
| GeForce4 420 Go | NV17M (150 nm) |
190 | 760 | 200 | |||||
| GeForce4 440 Go | NV17M (150 nm) |
4/0 | 220 | 880 | 220 | 64 | 128 bit DDR | ||
| GeForce4 460 Go | NV17M (150 nm) |
4/0 | 250 | 1000 | 250 | 64 | 128 bit DDR | ||
| GeForce4 4200 Go | NV28M (150 nm) |
4/2 | 200 | 1600 | 200 | 64 | 128 bit DDR | ||
Mobile graphics processors based on the GeForceFX series support DirectX 9.0, Shader Model 2.0+ and OpenGL 1.5 like their sister models from the desktop area :
| model | Month year | Graphics processor (GPU) | Storage | Others | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type (Process) |
Pipelines ( Pix / Ver ) |
Clock rate ( MHz ) |
Fill rate ( MT / s) |
Clock rate ( MHz ) |
Max. Size ( MB ) |
Type | |||
| GeForce FX Go 5100 | 300 | 300 | 64 bit DDR | ||||||
| GeForce FX Go 5200 | Mar / 2003 | NV34M (150 nm) |
4/1 | 300 | 300 | 128 | 128 bit DDR | ||
| GeForce FX Go 5300 A | 4/1 | 275 | 250 | 64 | 128 bit DDR | ||||
| GeForce FX Go 5600 | Mar / 2003 | NV31M (150 nm) |
4/1 | 350 | 300 | 128 | 128 bit DDR | ||
| GeForce FX Go 5650 | Mar / 2003 | NV31M (130 nm) |
4/3 | 350 | 300 | 128 | 128 bit DDR | ||
| GeForce FX Go 5700 | Jan / 2004 | NV36M (130 nm) |
4/4 | 450 | 275 | 128 | 128 bit DDR | ||
| GeForce FX Go 5900 | 128 bit DDR | ||||||||
A = Medion OEM version
Mobile graphics processors based on the GeForce 6 series support DirectX 9c, Shader Model 3.0 and OpenGL 2.0 like their sister models from the desktop area :
| model | Month year | Graphics processor (GPU) | Storage | Others | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type (Process) |
Pipelines ( Pix / Ver ) |
Clock rate ( MHz ) |
Fill rate ( MT / s) |
Clock rate ( MHz ) |
Max. Size ( MB ) |
Type | |||
| GeForce Go 6100 | Feb / 2006 | C51MV | 2/1 | 425 | - | TC (only) | IGP | ||
| GeForce Go 6150 | Feb / 2006 | C51MV | 2/1 | 425 | - | TC (only) | IGP | ||
| GeForce Go 6200 | Feb / 2006 | NV44M (110 nm) |
4/3 | 300 | 300 | 32 | 64 bit DDR | TC | |
| GeForce Go 6200 TE | 4/3 | 64 | 64 bit DDR | ||||||
| GeForce Go 6400 | 3Q / 2005 | NV44M1 (110 nm) |
4/3 | 400 | 350 | 32 | 64 bit DDR | TC | |
| GeForce Go 6600 | Sep / 2005 | NV43M (110 nm) |
8/4 | 375 | 300 | 256 | 128 bit DDR | ||
| GeForce Go 6600 TE | 2005 | NV43M | 128 bit DDR | ||||||
| GeForce Go 6600 Ultra | NV43M (110 nm) |
8/4 | 450 | 300 | 256 | 128 bit DDR | |||
| GeForce Go 6800 | Feb / 2005 | NV42M (130 nm) |
12/5 | 450 | 3.9 | 550 | 256 | 128/256 bit GDDR 2 | Memory bandwidth: 22.4 GB / s |
| GeForce Go 6800 Ultra | Feb / 2005 | NV41M (130 nm) |
12/5 | 450 | 550 | 256 | 256 bit GDDR2 | ||
TE = OEM version
Mobile graphics processors of the GeForce Go 7 series are based on the GeForce 7 series and thus also support DirectX 9c, Shader Model 3.0 and OpenGL 2.0.
| model | Month year | Graphics processor (GPU) | Storage | Others | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type (production) |
Pipelines ( Pix / Ver ) |
Clock rate ( MHz ) |
Texel fill rate ( MT / s) |
Clock rate ( MHz ) |
Max. Size ( MB ) |
Type | Bandwidth ( GB / s) |
|||
| GeForce Go 7200 | Sep / 2006 | G72M | 4/3 | 450 | 350 | 64 | 32 bit DDR | TC | ||
| GeForce Go 7300 | Feb / 2006 | G72M (90 nm) |
4/3 | 350 | 1300 | 350 | 64 | 64 bit DDR | 5.6 | TC |
| GeForce Go 7400 | Feb / 2006 | G72M (90 nm) |
4/3 | 450 | 1800 | 450 | 128 | 32/64 bit GDDR2 | 7.2 | TC |
| GeForce Go 7600 | Mar / 2006 | G73M (90 nm) |
8/5 | 450 | 3600 | 500 | 256 | 128 bit GDDR2 | 16 | TC |
| GeForce Go 7600 GT | Aug / 2006 | G73M (90 nm) |
12/5 | 500 | 6000 | 600 | 256 | 128 bit GDDR2 | 19.2 | TC |
| GeForce Go 7700 | Aug / 2006 | G73M-B1 (80 nm) |
12/5 | 450 | 5400 | 500 | 512 | 128 bit GDDR2 | 16 | TC |
| GeForce Go 7800 | Mar / 2006 | G70M (110 nm) |
16/8 | 400 | 6400 | 550 | 256 | 256 bit GDDR 3 | 35.2 | |
| GeForce Go 7800 GTX | Sep / 2005 | G70M (110 nm) |
24/8 | 440 | 9600 | 550 | 512 | 256 bit GDDR3 | 35.2 | |
| GeForce Go 7900 GS | Aug / 2006 | G71M (90 nm) |
20/7 | 375 | 7500 | 500 | 256 | 256 bit GDDR3 | 32.0 | |
| GeForce Go 7900 GTX | Apr / 2006 | G71M Ultra (90 nm) |
24/8 | 500 | 12000 | 600 | 512 | 256 bit GDDR3 | 38.4 | |
| GeForce Go 7950 GTX | Oct / 2006 | G71M Ultra (90 nm) |
24/8 | 575 | 13800 | 700 | 512 | 256 bit GDDR3 | 44.8 | |
Legend:
- Model - The marketing name for Nvidia's processor
- Year - year of publication or time of availability of the model
- GPU / Type - Designates the internal development designation of the graphics processor (GPU: "Graphics Processing Unit")
- GPU / clock - chip clock: maximum clock of the GPU, as specified by Nvidia. Note: Some graphics card manufacturers use lower or higher clock frequencies; However, the maximum clock rate specified by Nvidia is always found here.
- GPU / Fill Rate - denotes the maximum theoretical fill rate.
- Memory / Clock - maximum memory clock as specified by Nvidia. Note: Some graphics card manufacturers use lower or higher clock frequencies; However, the maximum clock rate specified by Nvidia is always found here.
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Memory / Size - Lists the size of the graphics memory in MB .
s So-called “shared memory” or “Turbo Cache” describes the ability of the graphics card to use the main memory of the computer as (possibly additional) graphics memory. - Memory / Type - Provides information about the memory type and the bus connection of the graphics memory to the GPU.
- Bandwidth - This means the bandwidth to the dedicated storage. The bandwidth to the main memory that can be accessed via Turbo Cache is relatively small and is not specified here.