NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT Mac Edition vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700 Mac Edition
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G96C | G84 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Tesla | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 55 nm | 80 nm |
| Number of transistors | 314 million | 289 million |
| Die size | 121 mm² | 169 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | May 19th, 2010 | Sep 27th, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 9 | Quadro FX |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 22 in our database | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 8 | — |
| Successor | GeForce 200 | — |
| Launch price | — | 699 USD |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 550 MHz | 520 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1400 MHz | 1040 MHz |
| Memory clock | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective | 650 MHz 1300 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 25.60 GB/s | 20.80 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 32 | 32 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 16 |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| SM count | 4 | 4 |
| Cache L2 | 32 KB | 32 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 4.400 GPixel/s | 4.160 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 8.800 GTexel/s | 8.320 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 89.60 GFLOPS | 66.56 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 145 mm 5.7 inches | 168 mm 6.6 inches |
| TDP | 50 W | 42 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 4.0 |
