NVIDIA GeForce 320M Mac Edition vs NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | C89 | G84 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | MCP89 | G84-400-A2 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 | Tesla |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 80 nm |
| Number of transistors | 486 million | 289 million |
| Die size | 100 mm² | 169 mm² |
| Foundry | — | TSMC |
Integrated Graphics
| Release date | Apr 1st, 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 | 450 MHz | 675 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 950 MHz | 1450 MHz |
| Memory clock | System Shared | 1000 MHz 2 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | System Shared | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | System Shared | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | System Dependent | 32.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 48 | 32 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 16 |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| SM count | 4 | 4 |
| Cache L2 | — | 32 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 3.600 GPixel/s | 5.400 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 7.200 GTexel/s | 10.80 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 91.20 GFLOPS | 92.80 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | IGP | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 23 W | 60 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Length | — | 198 mm 7.8 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 250 W |
| Power connectors | — | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | — | P401 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| CUDA | — | 1.1 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Apr 17th, 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 8 |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Launch price | — | 199 USD |
| Interface | — | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 183 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 7 PCIe |
| Successor | — | GeForce 9 |
