NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 4000
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G84 | NV40 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | NB9P-GE1-A2 | NV40 GL |
| Architecture | Tesla | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 80 nm | 130 nm |
| Number of transistors | 289 million | 222 million |
| Die size | 169 mm² | 287 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Feb 1st, 2008 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 9M (9500M) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 8M | — |
| Successor | GeForce 100M | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 475 MHz | 375 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 950 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective | 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 22.40 GB/s | 32.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 32 | — |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 16 |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| SM count | 4 | — |
| Cache L2 | 32 KB | — |
| Pixel shaders | — | 16 |
| Vertex shaders | — | 6 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 3.800 GPixel/s | 6.000 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 7.600 GTexel/s | 6.000 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 60.80 GFLOPS | — |
| Vertex rate | — | 562.5 MVertices/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| TDP | 20 W | 142 W |
|---|---|---|
| Outputs | No outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Slot width | — | Single-slot |
| Length | — | 214 mm 8.4 inches |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 300 W |
| Power connectors | — | 2x Molex |
| Board number | — | P201 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.1 | — |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 3.0 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Apr 1st, 2004 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | Quadro FX |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Launch price | — | 2,199 USD |
| Interface | — | AGP 8x |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
