NVIDIA GeForce 9400M G vs NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | C79 | G96C |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | MCP79MXT-B3 | NB9P-GS |
| Architecture | Tesla | Tesla |
| Manufacturing process | 65 nm | 55 nm |
| Number of transistors | 314 million | 314 million |
| Die size | 144 mm² | 121 mm² |
| Foundry | — | TSMC |
Integrated Graphics
| Release date | Oct 15th, 2008 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 9M IGP (9000M) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 8M IGP | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 450 MHz | 500 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1100 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory clock | System Shared | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | System Shared | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | System Shared | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | System Dependent | 25.60 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 16 | 32 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 16 |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| SM count | 2 | 4 |
| Cache L2 | — | 32 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.800 GPixel/s | 4.000 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 3.600 GTexel/s | 8.000 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 35.20 GFLOPS | 80.00 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | IGP | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 12 W | 23 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
| Power connectors | — | None |
| Board number | — | P601, P616 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| CUDA | — | 1.1 |
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 |
