NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GS OEM vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 320 OEM
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G94 | GT215 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | G94-300-A1 | GT215-250-A2 |
| Architecture | Tesla | Tesla 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 505 million | 727 million |
| Die size | 240 mm² | 144 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jul 29th, 2008 | Feb 2nd, 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 9 | GeForce 300 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 151 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 8 | GeForce 200 |
| Successor | GeForce 200 | GeForce 400 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 500 MHz | 540 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1250 MHz | 1302 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1000 MHz 2 Gbps effective | 790 MHz 1580 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 768 MB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 192 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 48.00 GB/s | 25.28 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 48 | 72 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 24 | 24 |
| ROPs | 12 | 8 |
| SM count | 6 | 9 |
| Cache L2 | 48 KB | 64 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 6.000 GPixel/s | 4.320 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 12.00 GTexel/s | 12.96 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 120.0 GFLOPS | 187.5 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | 43 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| Board number | P545 | P684 |
| Length | — | 175 mm 6.9 inches |
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 |
