NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT Mac Edition vs NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G96C | G96C |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | NB9P-GS | NB9P-GT |
| Architecture | Tesla | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 55 nm | 55 nm |
| Number of transistors | 314 million | 314 million |
| Die size | 121 mm² | 121 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Oct 25th, 2008 | Aug 19th, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 9M (9600M) | GeForce 9M (9600M) |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | MXM-II | MXM-II |
| Predecessor | GeForce 8M | GeForce 8M |
| Successor | GeForce 100M | GeForce 100M |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 500 MHz | 550 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1250 MHz | 1325 MHz |
| Memory clock | 792 MHz 1584 Mbps effective | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 25.34 GB/s | 25.60 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 32 | 32 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 16 |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| SM count | 4 | 4 |
| Cache L2 | 32 KB | 32 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 4.000 GPixel/s | 4.400 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 8.000 GTexel/s | 8.800 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 80.00 GFLOPS | 84.80 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 23 W | 23 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
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 |
