NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT Mac Edition vs NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G94 | G92 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | G94-300-A1 | G92-420-A2 |
| Architecture | Tesla | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 505 million | 754 million |
| Die size | 240 mm² | 324 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Dec 22nd, 2008 | Mar 28th, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 9 | GeForce 9 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 151 in our database | 84 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 8 | GeForce 8 |
| Successor | GeForce 200 | GeForce 200 |
| Launch price | — | 299 USD |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 600 MHz | 675 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1500 MHz | 1688 MHz |
| Memory clock | 266 MHz 532 Mbps effective | 1100 MHz 2.2 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 17.02 GB/s | 70.40 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 64 | 128 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 32 | 64 |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| SM count | 8 | 16 |
| Cache L2 | 64 KB | 64 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 9.600 GPixel/s | 10.80 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 19.20 GTexel/s | 43.20 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 192.0 GFLOPS | 432.1 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 229 mm 9 inches | 267 mm 10.5 inches |
| TDP | 95 W | 140 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 300 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| Height | — | 38 mm 1.5 inches |
| Board number | — | P392 |
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 |
