ATI Radeon X1700 SE vs NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV560 | G98 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | RV560 SE | NB9M-GS |
| Architecture | R500 | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 80 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 330 million | 210 million |
| Die size | 230 mm² | 86 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Nov 30th, 2007 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R500 PCIe | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | — |
| Predecessor | Radeon R400 PCIe | — |
| Successor | Radeon R600 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 500 MHz | 550 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1400 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 16.00 GB/s | 11.20 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 24 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 8 | — |
| TMUs | 8 | 4 |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| Shading units | — | 8 |
| SM count | — | 1 |
| Cache L2 | — | 16 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 4.000 GPixel/s | 2.200 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 1.000 GVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 4.000 GTexel/s | 2.200 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | — | 22.40 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 50 W | 13 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | — |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | No outputs |
| Power connectors | None | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| CUDA | — | 1.1 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Jun 4th, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 9M (9000M) |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | MXM-I |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 8M |
| Successor | — | GeForce 100M |
