NVIDIA GeForce 305M vs NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GT218 | G84 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | N11M-LP1 | G84-303-A2 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 80 nm |
| Number of transistors | 260 million | 289 million |
| Die size | 57 mm² | 169 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Jan 10th, 2010 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 300M | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 2 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 200M | — |
| Successor | GeForce 400M | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 525 MHz | 600 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1150 MHz | 1450 MHz |
| Memory clock | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective | 750 MHz 1500 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 128 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 11.20 GB/s | 24.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 16 | 32 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 16 |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| SM count | 2 | 4 |
| Cache L2 | 32 KB | 32 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.100 GPixel/s | 4.800 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 4.200 GTexel/s | 9.600 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 36.80 GFLOPS | 92.80 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| TDP | 14 W | 47 W |
|---|---|---|
| Outputs | No outputs | 2x DVI |
| Slot width | — | Single-slot |
| Length | — | 170 mm 6.7 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 200 W |
| Power connectors | — | None |
| Board number | — | P402 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 4.1 | 4.0 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Apr 17th, 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 8 |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Launch price | — | 159 USD |
| Interface | — | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 183 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 7 PCIe |
| Successor | — | GeForce 9 |
