NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS Mac Edition vs NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G84 | G98 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | G84-400-A2 | — |
| Architecture | Tesla | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 80 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 289 million | 210 million |
| Die size | 169 mm² | 86 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Sep 21st, 2007 | Jun 1st, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 8 | GeForce 9 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 183 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 7 PCIe | GeForce 8 |
| Successor | GeForce 9 | GeForce 200 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 675 MHz | 540 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1450 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1008 MHz 2 Gbps effective | 400 MHz 800 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR2 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 32.26 GB/s | 6.400 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 32 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 4 |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| SM count | 4 | 1 |
| Cache L2 | 32 KB | 16 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 5.400 GPixel/s | 2.160 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 10.80 GTexel/s | 2.160 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 92.80 GFLOPS | 20.80 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 75 W | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| Board number | P401 | P561, P805 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 4.0 |
