NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 380 LP
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G96 | GT218 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Tesla | Tesla 2.0 |
| Foundry | UMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 314 million | 260 million |
| Die size | 144 mm² | 57 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | GT218 GL |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jul 29th, 2008 | Dec 1st, 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 9 | Quadro FX |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 22 in our database | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 8 | — |
| Successor | GeForce 200 | — |
| Launch price | — | 169 USD |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 600 MHz | 550 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1500 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1000 MHz 2 Gbps effective | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 32.00 GB/s | 12.80 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 32 | 16 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 8 |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| SM count | 4 | 2 |
| Cache L2 | 32 KB | 32 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 4.800 GPixel/s | 2.200 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 9.600 GTexel/s | 4.400 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 96.00 GFLOPS | 44.00 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 50 W | 28 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 1x DVI1x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Length | — | 168 mm 6.6 inches |
| Width | — | 69 mm 2.7 inches |
| Board number | — | P690 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.1 (10_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 4.1 |
