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GeForce 6200 TurboCache: PCI Express Made Useful

by Derek Wilsonon December 15, 2004 9:00 AM EST

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Introduction


Imagine if getting the support for current generation graphics technology didn’t require spending more than $79. Sure, performance wouldn’t be good at all, and resolution would be limited to the lower end. But the latest games would all run with the latest features. All the excellent water effects in Half-life 2 would be there. Far Cry would run in all its SM 3.0 glory. Any game coming out until a good year into the DirectX 10 timeframe would run (albeit slowly) feature-complete on your impressively cheap card.

A solution like this isn’t targeted at the hardcore gamer, but at the general purpose user. This is the solution that keeps people from buying hardware that’s obsolete before they get it home. The idea is that being cheap doesn’t need to translate to being «behind the times» in technology. This gives casual consumers the ability to see what having a «real» graphics card is like. Games will look much better running on a full DX9 SM 3.0 part that «supports» 128MB of RAM (we’ll talk about that later) than on an Intel integrated solution. Shipping higher volume with cheaper cards and getting more people into gaming translates to raising the bar on the minimum requirements for game developers. The sooner NVIDIA and ATI can get current generation parts into the game-buying world’s hands, the sooner all game developers can write games for DX9 hardware at a base level rather than as an extra.

In the past, we’ve seen parts like the GeForce 4 MX, which was just a repackaged GeForce 2. Even today, we have the X300 and X600, which are based on the R3xx architecture, but share the naming convention of the R4xx. It really is refreshing to see NVIDIA take a stand and create a product lineup that can run games the same way from the top of the line to the cheapest card out there (the only difference being speed and the performance hit of applying filtering). We hope (if this part ends up doing well and finding a good price point for its level of performance) that NVIDIA will continue to maintain this level of continuity through future chip generations. We hope that ATI will follow suit with their lineup next time around. Relying on previous generation higher end parts to fulfill current lower end needs is not something that we want to see as long term.

We’ve actually already taken a look at the part that NVIDIA will be bringing out in two new flavors. The 3 vertex/4 pixel/2 ROP GeForce 6200 that came out only a couple months ago is being augmented by two lower performance versions, both bearing the moniker GeForce 6200 with TurboCache.


It’s passively cooled, as we can see. The single memory module of this board is peeking out from beneath the heatsink on the upper right. NVIDIA has indicated that a higher performance version of the 6200 with TurboCache will follow to replace the current shipping 6200 models. Though better than non-existent parts such as the X700 XT, we would rather not see short-lived products hit the market. In the end, such anomalies only serve to waste the time of NVIDIA’s partners and confuse customers.

For now, the two parts that we can expect to see will be differentiated by their memory bandwidth. The part priced at «under $129» will be a «13.6 GB/s» setup, while the «under $99» card will sport «10.8 GB/s» of bandwidth. Both will have core and memory clocks at 350/350. The interesting part is the bandwidth figure. On both counts, 8 GB/s of that bandwidth comes from the PCI Express bus. For the 10.8 GB/s part, the extra 2. 8 GB/s comes from 16MB of local memory connected on a single 32bit channel running at a 700MHz data rate. The 13.6 GB/s version of the 6200 with TurboCache just gets an extra 32bit channel with another 16MB of RAM. We’ve seen pictures of boards with 64MBs of onboard RAM, pushing bandwidth way up. We don’t know when we’ll see a 64MB product ship, or what the pricing would look like.

So, to put it all together, either 112 or 96 MB of framebuffer is stored in system RAM and accessed via the PCI Express bus. Local graphics RAM holds the front buffer (what’s currently on screen) and other high priority (low latency) data. If more than local graphics memory is needed, it is allocated dynamically from system RAM. The local graphics memory that is not set aside for high priority tasks is then used as a sort of software managed cache. And thus, the name of the product is born.

The new technology here is allowing writes directly from the GPU to system RAM. We’ve been able to perform reads from system RAM for quite some time, though technologies like AGP texturing were slow and never delivered on their promises. With a few exceptions, the GPU is able to see system RAM as a normal framebuffer, which is very impressive for PCI Express and current memory technology.

But it’s never that simple. There are some very interesting problems to deal with when using system RAM as a framebuffer; this is not simply a driver-based software solution. The foremost and ever pressing issue is latency. Going from the GPU, across the PCI Express bus, through the memory controller, into the System RAM, and all the way back is a very long, round trip. Considering the fact that graphics cards are used to having instant access to data, something is going to have to give. And sure, the PCI Express bus may be 8 GB/s (4 up and 4 down, but it’s less if you talk about actual utilization), but we are only going to be getting 6.4 GB/s out of the RAM. And that’s if we are talking zero CPU utilization of memory and nothing else going on in the system, only what we’re doing with the graphics card.

Let’s take a closer look at why anyone would want to use system RAM as a framebuffer, and how NVIDIA has tried to solve the problems that lie within.

UPDATE: We got an email in our inbox from NVIDIA updating us on a change they have made to the naming of their TurboCache products. It seems they have listened to us and are including physical memory sizes on marketing/packaging. Here’s what product names will look like:

GeForce 6200 w/ TurboCache supporting 128MB, including 16MB of local TurboCache: $79

GeForce 6200 w/ TurboCache supporting 128MB, including 32MB of local TurboCache: $99

GeForce 6200 w/ TurboCache supporting 256MB, including 64MB of local TurboCache: $129

We were off on pricing a little bit, as the $129 figure we heard was actually for the 64MB/256MB part, and the 64-bit version we tested (which supports only 128MB) actually hits the price point we are looking for.

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GeForce 6200 PCI — Technical City


NVIDIA
GeForce 6200 PCI

Buy

  • Interface PCI
  • Core clock speed 280 MHz
  • Max video memory 256 MB
  • Memory type DDR2
  • Memory clock speed 400 MHz
  • Maximum resolution

Summary

NVIDIA started GeForce 6200 PCI sales 16 January 2008. This is Curie architecture desktop card based on 110 nm manufacturing process and primarily aimed at gamers. 256 MB of DDR2 memory clocked at 0.4 GHz are supplied, and together with 64 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 3.2 GB/s.

Compatibility-wise, this is single-slot card attached via PCI interface. Its manufacturer default version has a length of 168 mm.

We have no data on GeForce 6200 PCI benchmark results.

General info


Of GeForce 6200 PCI’s architecture, market segment and release date.

Place in performance rating not rated
Architecture Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name NV44 A2
Market segment Desktop
Release date 16 January 2008 (14 years ago)
Current price $160 of 49999 (A100 SXM4)

Technical specs


GeForce 6200 PCI’s general performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of GeForce 6200 PCI’s performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.

Core clock speed 280 MHz of 2610 (Radeon RX 6500 XT)
Number of transistors 75 million of 14400 (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile)
Manufacturing process technology 110 nm of 4 (GeForce RTX 4080 Ti)
Texture fill rate 1.120 of 939.8 (h200 SXM5)

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements


Information on GeForce 6200 PCI’s compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it’s interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface PCI
Length 168 mm
Width 1-slot
Supplementary power connectors None

Memory


Parameters of memory installed on GeForce 6200 PCI: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.

Memory type DDR2
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB of 128 (Radeon Instinct MI250X)
Memory bus width 64 Bit of 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X)
Memory clock speed 400 MHz of 21000 (GeForce RTX 3090 Ti)
Memory bandwidth 3.2 GB/s of 14400 (Radeon R7 M260)

Video outputs and ports


Types and number of video connectors present on GeForce 6200 PCI. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API support


APIs supported by GeForce 6200 PCI, sometimes including their particular versions.

DirectX 9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model 3.0
OpenGL 2.1 of 4.6 (GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile)
OpenCL N/A
Vulkan N/A

Benchmark performance


Non-gaming benchmark performance of GeForce 6200 PCI. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.


We have no data on GeForce 6200 PCI benchmark results.


Similar GPUs

Here is our recommendation of several graphics cards that are more or less close in performance to the one reviewed.

Recommended processors

These processors are most commonly used with GeForce 6200 PCI according to our statistics.


Sempron
2500+

14.3%


Ryzen 5
2600

14.3%


Core i5
10300H

14.3%


Athlon Silver
3050U

14.3%


Pentium Dual
Core E2210

14.3%


Celeron D
352

14.3%


Celeron
G1820

14. 3%

User rating


Here you can see the user rating of the graphics card, as well as rate it yourself.


Questions and comments


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Video card GeForce 6200 PCI — Technical City

NVIDIA
GeForce 6200 PCI

  • PCI interface
  • Core frequency 280 MHz
  • Video memory size 256 MB
  • Memory type DDR2
  • Memory frequency 400 MHz
  • Maximum resolution

Description

NVIDIA started GeForce 6200 PCI sales 16 January 2008. This is Curie architecture desktop card based on 110 nm manufacturing process and primarily aimed at gamers. It has 256 MB of DDR2 memory at 0.4 GHz, and together with a 64-bit interface, this creates a bandwidth of 3. 200 Gb / s.

In terms of compatibility, this is a single-slot card connected via the PCI interface. The length of the reference version is 168 mm.

We don’t have test results for the GeForce 6200 PCI.

General

Information about the type (desktop or laptop) and architecture of the GeForce 6200 PCI, as well as when sales started and cost at that time.

Place in the performance rating does not participate of 49999 (A100 SXM4)

Features

GeForce 6200 PCI’s general performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. They indirectly speak about GeForce 6200 PCI’s performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.

Core clock 280MHz

Information on GeForce 6200 PCI compatibility with other computer components. Useful for example when choosing the configuration of a future computer or to upgrade an existing one. For desktop video cards, these are the interface and connection bus (compatibility with the motherboard), the physical dimensions of the video card (compatibility with the motherboard and case), additional power connectors (compatibility with the power supply).

90 Ti)

Interface
Memorial capacity 3.200 GB/s of 14400 (Radeon R7 M260)

of the video release

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Types and number of video connectors present on GeForce 6200 PCI. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference video cards, since for laptop ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model.

903 903 902

903 903 903

90ALEL
These are the test results for the GeForce 6200 PCI for rendering performance in non-gaming benchmarks. The overall score is set from 0 to 100, where 100 corresponds to the fastest video card at the moment.


We don’t have any test results for the GeForce 6200 PCI.


Other video cards

Here we recommend several video cards that are more or less similar in performance to the one considered.

Recommended processors

According to our statistics, these processors are most often used with the GeForce 6200 PCI.


Sempron
2500+

14.3%


Ryzen 5
2600

14.3%


Core i5
10300H

14.3%


Athlon Silver
3050U

14.3%


Pentium Dual
Core E2210

14. 3%


Celeron D
352

14.3%


Celeron
G1820

14.3%

User rating

Here you can see the rating of the video card by users, as well as put your own rating.


Tips and comments

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a new look at low-end / Graphics cards

Manufacturer: NVIDIA

Introduction

Quite recently we reviewed the first samples of cards with PCI-Express x16 interface — samples of still quite new, not fully debugged technologies. To date, everyone has already come to terms with the inevitability of migration to PCI-E, solutions have begun to be gradually introduced to the market, and most consumers have stopped looking at PCI-E as a curiosity and have begun to seriously think about upgrading.

Graphic chip manufacturers are doing their best to encourage this by launching more and more PCI-E solutions on the market, gradually covering all price ranges, all sectors.

A couple of weeks ago we studied NVIDIA’s new product in the mainstream PCI-E sector — the GeForce 6200 based on the NV43 chip. And this week the NDA expires on another product of the Californian company, aimed at the low-end — GeForce 6200 TC based on NV44.

GeForce 6200TC — the final chord in the GeForce 6 line for PCI-E, a card that has all the characteristics of the 6200 based on NV43, with the only but significant difference — it carries only 16 (!) Mb of video memory on board, making up for the «lack» of local memory from system memory, with the possibility of using up to half of the installed system memory. However, it is worth dwelling on this in more detail.

Turbo Cache Technology

The idea of ​​using some part of system memory as local is not new. And many manufacturers of chipsets with integrated graphics probably thought about this. However, only ATI has taken some real steps in this direction, having announced its Hyper Memory technology not so long ago (more on this in our material — ATI RS480: system and integrated graphics performance).

Returning to the GeForce 6200TC, NVIDIA’s Turbo Cache technology is essentially based on similar principles. The basis for connecting the system memory and the graphics processor in this case is the PCI-Express bus, due to its good bandwidth. First of all, a technology of this type saves a little on production, the cost of products, and, consequently, this leads to a decrease in the price bar for solutions of this type. Of course, such an economical approach is logical for the low-end solutions sector, where the price plays the main role when choosing a particular card by the user.

As for the main features of the GeForce 6 Series, the 6200TC supports all technologies to the same extent as its older sister — the GeForce 6200.

Video connectors
OpenCL N/A
VULKAN N/A 9003
Card NVIDIA GeForce 6200
Chip code name NV44
Process 0. 11
Memory bus 32 Bit
Interface PCI-Express x16
Memory 16Mb
chip frequency 350MHz
Memory frequency 350MHz (700MHz DDR)
Number of vertex conveyors 3
Number of pixel pipelines 4×1
Vertex program version 3.0
Pixel software version 3.0
Generation DirectX 9.0+
SLI support no
Number of display outputs 2

Today, the new product will compete with both direct competitors of the solution — ATI Radeon X300SE and i915G, and AGP products with a similar or close price — from GeForce 5200 and 5700LE (128Mb 225/400) to Radeon 9250 (128Mb 240/400) and 9600SE (128Mb 325/400MHz).

NVIDIA GeForce 6200 Turbo Cache card

Board design and layout

Since this board is a reference sample from NVIDIA, the bundle can be described as a complete OEM. So let’s move on to the map itself.

First of all, the simplicity of wiring catches the eye. The contrast is especially noticeable if you put the 6200TC next to some GeForce 6800GT/Ultra 🙂

The board, as expected, is made on a green textolite.

The cooling system is a passive aluminum radiator of a very simple form. Before us is a classic low-end board. Moreover, the use of a more serious cooling system in this case is completely unnecessary. The maximum temperature of the GPU card during testing was only 50 degrees. At the same time, the noise level, which has been worrying users quite a lot lately, is zero.

Let’s look at the NV44 GPU, made in the FCBGA package, at week 45, 2004, judging by the marking, and has revision A2. The nominal operating frequency is 350MHz.

And so we got to those same 16Mb DDR video memory — a frame buffer installed directly on the board — 1 Samsung memory chip, marked K4D263238G-GC2A, with an access time of 2.86 ns, in a BGA package. The nominal frequency of the video memory is 350MHz (700MHz DDR).

Separately, we note that there are also 6200TC versions equipped with 32 and 64 Mb of on-board memory, presented on the board as two (four for the 64 Mb version) video memory chips located on the front and back sides of the video card.

NVIDIA 6200TC 64Mb

The new version of the ForceWare driver — 71.20, optimized for the 6200TC, was used to work with the card

The card is also equipped with a standard set of outputs — analog, digital, and TV-OUT

Let’s move on to testing.

Testing NVIDIA GeForce 6200TC

Test benches

Since, in addition to PCI-E solutions from competitors, similarly priced cards with AGP interface took part in the comparative testing, testing was carried out on both test benches.

Stand PCI-E AGP
CPU P4 3.4Mhz 800FSB LGA P4 [email protected] 800FSB (Northwood D1)
Mobo ASUS P5AD2 Premium DFI Lanparty Pro 875b
Timings PC2-4300 (533Mhz DDR2) 2x256Mb

in dual channel mode

Timings — 4:4:4
DDR400 2x256Mb

in dual channel mode

Timings — 2.5-8-4-4
OS WinXP + SP2 + DirectX 9.0c WinXP + SP2 + DirectX 9. 0c

Catalyst 4.12 drivers were used for testing ATI cards, ForceWare 71.20 and 67.03 drivers for NVIDIA.

Synthetics

Game applications

Acceleration GeForce 6200 Turbo Cache

One of the most basic criteria for the popularity of Low-Endimo, in addition, is also a number of popularity, and it is also a person. And in this regard GeForce 6200TC did not disappoint us.

First, we determined the optimal operating frequencies using the driver — 375/750MHz.

After testing at these frequencies, and getting 954 marks in 3DMark 2005 against 919 at default frequencies, we decided to go further — especially since the GPU temperature after running the test was only 42 degrees.

As a result, we managed to achieve very good results — 493MHz on the core, which allowed … however, see the graphs:

Conclusions

At the moment NVIDIA 6200TC is practically the undisputed leader in the low-end sector of the PCI-Express solutions market. The lag behind the nearest PCI-E rival in the price category — RX300 SE — ranges up to 25% in synthetics, and up to 15% in games. The integrated graphics from Intel — i915G — should not be perceived as a full-fledged competitor at all. As for AGP-solutions similar in price, here we see an absolutely identical picture.

Also note that there are three modifications of GeForce 6200TC — GeForce 6200 TurboCache 16-TC/128Mb, GeForce 6200 TurboCache 32-TC/128Mb and GeForce 6200 TurboCache 64-TC/256Mb. The recommended price for the last card will be 129$, for 6200TC 32Mb — $99, and for the GeForce 6200 16-TC/128Mb we tested today — only $79. Quite an adequate price for decent performance in its class.

We intentionally took for testing the GeForce 6200 model with the smallest amount of on-board memory and the lowest price. Surely buyers who are primarily interested in budget solutions, who do not play 3D games and are not going to spend $ 500 on a card (and most of them) are already tired of numerous reviews of top new products — so it’s time to take a look at the very initial sectors , where the percentage of sales, by the way, is «slightly» higher than in the scarce expensive fashion high-end.