NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M vs NVIDIA Quadro 500M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G92 | GF108 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | N10E-GTX | N12M-Q3 |
| Architecture | Tesla | Fermi |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 585 million |
| Die size | 324 mm² | 116 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Mar 3rd, 2009 | Feb 22nd, 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 200M | Quadro Mobile (x000M) |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | MXM-IV | MXM-A (3.0) |
| Reviews | 1 in our database | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 100M | Quadro FX Mobile |
| Successor | GeForce 300M | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 585 MHz | 700 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1463 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Memory clock | 950 MHz 1900 Mbps effective | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 60.80 GB/s | 28.80 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 128 | 96 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 64 | 16 |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| SM count | 16 | 2 |
| Cache L2 | 64 KB | 256 KB |
| Cache L1 | — | 64 KB (per SM) |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 9.360 GPixel/s | 2.800 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 37.44 GTexel/s | 11.20 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 374.5 GFLOPS | 268.8 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 22.40 GFLOPS (1:12) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| TDP | 75 W | 35 W |
|---|---|---|
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
| Slot width | — | MXM Module |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 5.1 |
