Intel GMA 950 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Calistoga | GK104 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Calistoga-GME | GK104-355-A2 |
| Architecture | Generation 3.5 | Kepler |
| Foundry | Intel | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 90 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | unknown | 3,540 million |
| Die size | unknown | 294 mm² |
Integrated Graphics
| Release date | 2006 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GMA Graphics-M (GMA 950 IGP) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | FSB | — |
| Reviews | 1 in our database | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 250 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | System Shared | 1502 MHz 6 Gbps effective |
| Base clock | — | 915 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 1019 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | System Shared | 2 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | System Shared | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | System Dependent | 192.3 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 1 | — |
| TMUs | 4 | 128 |
| ROPs | 1 | 32 |
| Shading units | — | 1536 |
| SMX count | — | 8 |
| Cache L1 | — | 16 KB (per SMX) |
| Cache L2 | — | 512 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 250.0 MPixel/s | 32.61 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 62.50 MVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 1.000 GTexel/s | 130.4 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | — | 3.130 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 130.4 GFLOPS (1:24) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | IGP | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 7 W | 300 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 3x DVI1x mini-DisplayPort |
| Length | — | 279 mm 11 inches |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| Height | — | 38 mm 1.5 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 700 W |
| Power connectors | — | 2x 8-pin |
| Board number | — | P2000 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | — | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | — | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 5.1 |
| CUDA | — | 3.0 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | May 3rd, 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 600 |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Launch price | — | 999 USD |
| Interface | — | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 20 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 500 |
| Successor | — | GeForce 700 |
