NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 OEM
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G92 | GF108 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Tesla | Fermi |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 585 million |
| Die size | 324 mm² | 116 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | GF108-200-A1 |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 28th, 2008 | Feb 1st, 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 9 | GeForce 500 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 4 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 8 | GeForce 400 |
| Successor | GeForce 200 | GeForce 600 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 550 MHz | 700 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1375 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Memory clock | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective | 667 MHz 1334 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 384 MB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 192 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 38.40 GB/s | 10.67 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 96 | 48 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 48 | 8 |
| ROPs | 12 | 2 |
| SM count | 12 | 1 |
| Cache L2 | 48 KB | 128 KB |
| Cache L1 | — | 64 KB (per SM) |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 6.600 GPixel/s | 1.400 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 26.40 GTexel/s | 5.600 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 264.0 GFLOPS | 134.4 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 11.20 GFLOPS (1:12) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 229 mm 9 inches | 145 mm 5.7 inches |
| TDP | 84 W | 29 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| Board number | P393 | P1071 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 5.1 |
