NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 230 OEM
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G94 | G92B |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | NB9E-GS | G92-159-B1 |
| Architecture | Tesla | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 65 nm | 55 nm |
| Number of transistors | 505 million | 754 million |
| Die size | 240 mm² | 260 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Jul 29th, 2008 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 9M (9700M) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 8M | — |
| Successor | GeForce 100M | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 530 MHz | 500 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1325 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory clock | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective | 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 1536 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR2 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 51.20 GB/s | 24.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 48 | 96 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 24 | 48 |
| ROPs | 16 | 12 |
| SM count | 6 | 12 |
| Cache L2 | 64 KB | 48 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 8.480 GPixel/s | 6.000 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 12.72 GTexel/s | 24.00 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 127.2 GFLOPS | 240.0 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| TDP | 60 W | 75 W |
|---|---|---|
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
| Slot width | — | Single-slot |
| Suggested PSU | — | 250 W |
| Power connectors | — | None |
| Board number | — | P363 |
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 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Apr 27th, 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 200 |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 9 |
| Successor | — | GeForce 400 |
