NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO vs NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G92 | G96 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Tesla | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | UMC |
| Manufacturing process | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 314 million |
| Die size | 324 mm² | 144 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | NB9E-GE |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 28th, 2008 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 9 | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 4 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 8 | — |
| Successor | GeForce 200 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 550 MHz | 625 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1375 MHz | 1550 MHz |
| Memory clock | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 384 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 192 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 38.40 GB/s | 25.60 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 96 | 32 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 48 | 16 |
| ROPs | 12 | 8 |
| SM count | 12 | 4 |
| Cache L2 | 48 KB | 32 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 6.600 GPixel/s | 5.000 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 26.40 GTexel/s | 10.00 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 264.0 GFLOPS | 99.20 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 229 mm 9 inches | — |
| TDP | 84 W | 45 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | — |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | — |
| Board number | P393 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Jul 29th, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 9M (9700M) |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | MXM-II |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 8M |
| Successor | — | GeForce 100M |
