NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G96 | GF119 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | NB9E-GE | GF119-300-A1 |
| Architecture | Tesla | Fermi 2.0 |
| Foundry | UMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 314 million | 292 million |
| Die size | 144 mm² | 79 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Jul 29th, 2008 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 9M (9700M) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | MXM-II | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 8M | — |
| Successor | GeForce 100M | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 625 MHz | 810 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1550 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Memory clock | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 25.60 GB/s | 14.40 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 32 | 48 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 8 |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| SM count | 4 | 1 |
| Cache L2 | 32 KB | 128 KB |
| Cache L1 | — | 64 KB (per SM) |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 5.000 GPixel/s | 1.620 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 10.00 GTexel/s | 6.480 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 99.20 GFLOPS | 155.5 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 12.96 GFLOPS (1:12) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 45 W | 29 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA |
| Length | — | 145 mm 5.7 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 200 W |
| Power connectors | — | None |
| Board number | — | P1310 |
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
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Apr 13th, 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 500 |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Launch price | — | 59 USD |
| Interface | — | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 400 |
| Successor | — | GeForce 600 |
