NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 SDI
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G96C | G70 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | NB9P-GS | — |
| Architecture | Tesla | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 55 nm | 110 nm |
| Number of transistors | 314 million | 302 million |
| Die size | 121 mm² | 333 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Jun 4th, 2008 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 9M (9600M) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | MXM-II | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 8M | — |
| Successor | GeForce 100M | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 500 MHz | 430 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1250 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective | 525 MHz 1050 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 25.60 GB/s | 33.60 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 32 | — |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 24 |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| SM count | 4 | — |
| Cache L2 | 32 KB | — |
| Pixel shaders | — | 24 |
| Vertex shaders | — | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 4.000 GPixel/s | 6.880 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 8.000 GTexel/s | 10.32 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 80.00 GFLOPS | — |
| Vertex rate | — | 860.0 MVertices/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | Triple-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 23 W | 116 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | P601, P616 | P348 |
| Length | — | 267 mm 10.5 inches |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 300 W |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.1 | — |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 3.0 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Jan 30th, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | Quadro FX |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
