NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G92 | GK107 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | G92-450-A2 | GT 740M |
| Architecture | Tesla | Kepler |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 65 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 1,270 million |
| Die size | 324 mm² | 118 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Mar 18th, 2008 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 9 | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Launch price | 599 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 65 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 8 | — |
| Successor | GeForce 200 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 600 MHz | 810 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1500 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 1000 MHz 2 Gbps effective | 901 MHz 1802 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 2 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 64.00 GB/s | 28.83 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 128 | 384 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 64 | 32 |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| SM count | 16 | — |
| Cache L2 | 64 KB | 256 KB |
| SMX count | — | 2 |
| Cache L1 | — | 16 KB (per SMX) |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 9.600 GPixel/s | 6.480 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 38.40 GTexel/s | 25.92 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 384.0 GFLOPS | 622.1 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 25.92 GFLOPS (1:24) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 267 mm 10.5 inches | — |
| TDP | 197 W | 45 W |
| Suggested PSU | 450 W | — |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x HDMI | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | — |
| Board number | P791 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | — | 1.1 |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 5.1 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Apr 1st, 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 700M |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 600M |
| Successor | — | GeForce 800M |
