NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GT215 | G92 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GT215-450-A2 | NB8E-GLM3 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 727 million | 754 million |
| Die size | 144 mm² | 324 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Nov 17th, 2009 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 200 | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Launch price | 80 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 49 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 9 | — |
| Successor | GeForce 400 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 550 MHz | 500 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1340 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory clock | 850 MHz 3.4 Gbps effective | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 54.40 GB/s | 51.20 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 96 | 96 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 32 | 48 |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| SM count | 12 | 12 |
| Cache L2 | 64 KB | 64 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 4.400 GPixel/s | 8.000 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 17.60 GTexel/s | 24.00 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 257.3 GFLOPS | 240.0 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 168 mm 6.6 inches | — |
| TDP | 69 W | 70 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | — |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA | No outputs |
| Power connectors | None | — |
| Board number | P680, P681 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 4.1 | 4.0 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Feb 23rd, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | Quadro FX Mobile (x600M) |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | MXM-HE |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
