NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G84 | G98 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | NB9P-GE1-A2 | NB9M-GS |
| Architecture | Tesla | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 80 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 289 million | 210 million |
| Die size | 169 mm² | 86 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Feb 1st, 2008 | Aug 15th, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 9M (9500M) | NVS Mobile |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | MXM-I |
| Predecessor | GeForce 8M | — |
| Successor | GeForce 100M | — |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 475 MHz | 580 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 950 MHz | 1450 MHz |
| Memory clock | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 22.40 GB/s | 11.20 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 32 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 4 |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| SM count | 4 | 1 |
| Cache L2 | 32 KB | 16 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 3.800 GPixel/s | 2.320 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 7.600 GTexel/s | 2.320 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 60.80 GFLOPS | 23.20 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| TDP | 20 W | 12 W |
|---|---|---|
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
| Slot width | — | MXM Module |
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 |
