NVIDIA GeForce 505 OEM vs NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GT216 | G96C |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 55 nm |
| Number of transistors | 486 million | 314 million |
| Die size | 100 mm² | 121 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | NB9P-GS |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Feb 17th, 2013 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 500 | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 400 | — |
| Successor | GeForce 600 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 615 MHz | 500 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1031 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory clock | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 22.40 GB/s | 25.60 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 24 | 32 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 12 | 16 |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| SM count | 3 | 4 |
| Cache L2 | 64 KB | 32 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 4.920 GPixel/s | 4.000 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 7.380 GTexel/s | 8.000 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 49.49 GFLOPS | 80.00 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 168 mm 6.6 inches | — |
| TDP | 25 W | 23 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | — |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA | No outputs |
| Power connectors | — | None |
| Board number | — | P601, P616 |
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
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Jun 4th, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 9M (9600M) |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | MXM-II |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 8M |
| Successor | — | GeForce 100M |
