ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 440
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | M10 | NV43 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Rage 8 | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 130 nm | 110 nm |
| Number of transistors | 76 million | 146 million |
| Die size | 92 mm² | 154 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | NVS440 NPB |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Jun 1st, 2004 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | M1x (Mobility 9000) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | AGP 8x | — |
| Reviews | 2 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | M9 | — |
| Successor | M2x | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 300 MHz | 250 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 200 MHz 400 Mbps effective | 250 MHz 500 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 128 MB | 128 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 3.200 GB/s | 8.000 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 2 | 4 |
| TMUs | 4 | 8 |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.200 GPixel/s | 2.000 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 150.0 MVertices/s | 250.0 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 1.200 GTexel/s | 2.000 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| TDP | unknown | 31 W |
|---|---|---|
| Outputs | No outputs | 2x DMS-59 |
| Slot width | — | Single-slot |
| Length | — | 187 mm 7.4 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 200 W |
| Power connectors | — | None |
| Board number | — | P307 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0 (9_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 2.0 | — |
| Vertex shader | 2.0 | — |
| Shader model | — | 3.0 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Feb 14th, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | Quadro NVS |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
