NVIDIA GeForce 930A vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GM108 | GF106 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Maxwell | Fermi |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | unknown | 1,170 million |
| Die size | unknown | 238 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | N11E-GS-A1 |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Mar 13th, 2015 | Sep 3rd, 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 900A | GeForce 400M |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | GeForce 800A | GeForce 300M |
| Successor | — | GeForce 500M |
Clocks
| Base clock | 928 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 941 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 1001 MHz 2 Gbps effective | 625 MHz 2.5 Gbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 675 MHz |
| Shader clock | — | 1350 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 1536 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 16.02 GB/s | 60.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 384 | 192 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 24 | 32 |
| ROPs | 8 | 24 |
| SMM count | 3 | — |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SMM) | 64 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 1024 KB | 384 KB |
| SM count | — | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 7.528 GPixel/s | 5.400 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 22.58 GTexel/s | 21.60 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 722.7 GFLOPS | 518.4 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 22.58 GFLOPS (1:32) | 43.20 GFLOPS (1:12) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | IGP | — |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 33 W | 50 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
| Power connectors | None | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | — |
| CUDA | 5.0 | 2.1 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
