NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT Mac Edition vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G94 | GF108 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | G94-300-A1 | N12P-GS-A1 |
| Architecture | Tesla | Fermi |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 505 million | 585 million |
| Die size | 240 mm² | 116 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Dec 22nd, 2008 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 9 | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 151 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 8 | — |
| Successor | GeForce 200 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 600 MHz | 672 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1500 MHz | 1344 MHz |
| Memory clock | 266 MHz 532 Mbps effective | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 | DDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 17.02 GB/s | 28.80 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 64 | 96 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 32 | 16 |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| SM count | 8 | 2 |
| Cache L2 | 64 KB | 256 KB |
| Cache L1 | — | 64 KB (per SM) |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 9.600 GPixel/s | 2.688 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 19.20 GTexel/s | 10.75 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 192.0 GFLOPS | 258.0 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 21.50 GFLOPS (1:12) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 229 mm 9 inches | — |
| TDP | 95 W | 35 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | — |
| Outputs | 2x DVI | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | — |
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 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Jan 5th, 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 500M |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | MXM-A (3.0) |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 400M |
| Successor | — | GeForce 600M |
