ATI Mobility Radeon HD 530v vs NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | M92 | G84 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | TeraScale | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 55 nm | 80 nm |
| Number of transistors | 242 million | 289 million |
| Die size | 73 mm² | 169 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | G84-400-A2 |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | May 5th, 2010 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | M9x (Mobility HD 500v) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | — |
| Reviews | 2 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | M8x | — |
| Successor | Manhattan | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 500 MHz | 675 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 600 MHz 1200 Mbps effective | 1000 MHz 2 Gbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1450 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 9.600 GB/s | 32.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 80 | 32 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 16 |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| Compute units | 1 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | — |
| Cache L2 | 64 KB | 32 KB |
| SM count | — | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.000 GPixel/s | 5.400 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 4.000 GTexel/s | 10.80 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 80.00 GFLOPS | 92.80 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 10 W | 60 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Length | — | 198 mm 7.8 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 250 W |
| Power connectors | — | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | — | P401 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| CUDA | — | 1.1 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Apr 17th, 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 8 |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Launch price | — | 199 USD |
| Interface | — | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 183 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 7 PCIe |
| Successor | — | GeForce 9 |
