NVIDIA GeForce 9300 + nForce 730i vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 540
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | C79 | NV43 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GF-9300-730i-B2 | NV43 GL |
| Architecture | Tesla | Curie |
| Manufacturing process | 65 nm | 110 nm |
| Number of transistors | 314 million | 146 million |
| Die size | 144 mm² | 154 mm² |
| Foundry | — | TSMC |
Integrated Graphics
| Release date | Apr 17th, 2007 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 9 IGP | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCI | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 8 IGP | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 450 MHz | 300 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1100 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | System Shared | 250 MHz 500 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | System Shared | 128 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | System Shared | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | System Dependent | 8.000 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 16 | — |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 8 |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| SM count | 2 | — |
| Pixel shaders | — | 8 |
| Vertex shaders | — | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.800 GPixel/s | 2.400 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 3.600 GTexel/s | 2.400 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 35.20 GFLOPS | — |
| Vertex rate | — | 300.0 MVertices/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | IGP | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 40 W | 25 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Length | — | 198 mm 7.8 inches |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 200 W |
| Power connectors | — | None |
| Board number | — | P229 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 3.0 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Aug 9th, 2004 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | Quadro FX |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Launch price | — | 299 USD |
| Interface | — | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
