NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GTX vs NVIDIA NVS 4200M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G92 | GF119 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Tesla | Fermi 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 292 million |
| Die size | 324 mm² | 79 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | N12P-NS1-S-A1 |
Graphics Card
| Release date | May 27th, 2009 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 9 | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 8 | — |
| Successor | GeForce 200 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 580 MHz | 810 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1450 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Memory clock | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 44.80 GB/s | 12.80 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 96 | 48 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 48 | 8 |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| SM count | 12 | 1 |
| Cache L2 | 64 KB | 128 KB |
| Cache L1 | — | 64 KB (per SM) |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 9.280 GPixel/s | 1.620 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 27.84 GTexel/s | 6.480 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 278.4 GFLOPS | 155.5 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 12.96 GFLOPS (1:12) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 267 mm 10.5 inches | — |
| TDP | 140 W | 25 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | — |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | — |
| Board number | P393 | — |
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 | — | Feb 22nd, 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | NVS Mobile (x200M) |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | MXM |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
