NVIDIA Quadro 500M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GF108 | G92 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | N12M-Q3 | N10E-GLM3-B2 |
| Architecture | Fermi | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 585 million | 754 million |
| Die size | 116 mm² | 324 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Feb 22nd, 2011 | Aug 14th, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Quadro Mobile (x000M) | Quadro FX Mobile (x800M) |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Reviews | 26 in our database | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | Quadro FX Mobile | — |
| Successor | — | Quadro Mobile |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 700 MHz | 675 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1400 MHz | 1650 MHz |
| Memory clock | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective | 1000 MHz 2 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 28.80 GB/s | 64.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 96 | 128 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 64 |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| SM count | 2 | 16 |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SM) | — |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | 64 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.800 GPixel/s | 10.80 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 11.20 GTexel/s | 43.20 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 268.8 GFLOPS | 422.4 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 22.40 GFLOPS (1:12) | — |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 35 W | 100 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 4.0 |
