NVIDIA GeForce 800A vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GF119 | GF108 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 | Fermi |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 292 million | 585 million |
| Die size | 79 mm² | 116 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | N12P-GS-A1 |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Mar 17th, 2014 | Jan 5th, 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 800A | GeForce 500M |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | MXM-A (3.0) |
| Predecessor | GeForce 700A | GeForce 400M |
| Successor | GeForce 900A | GeForce 600M |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 475 MHz | 672 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 950 MHz | 1344 MHz |
| Memory clock | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 14.40 GB/s | 28.80 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 48 | 96 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 16 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| SM count | 1 | 2 |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SM) | 64 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 128 KB | 256 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 950.0 MPixel/s | 2.688 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 3.800 GTexel/s | 10.75 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 91.20 GFLOPS | 258.0 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 7.600 GFLOPS (1:12) | 21.50 GFLOPS (1:12) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| TDP | 15 W | 35 W |
|---|---|---|
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
| Slot width | — | MXM Module |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
