NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G94 | GF119 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | NB9E-GS | N12P-GVR-B-A1 |
| Architecture | Tesla | Fermi 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 505 million | 292 million |
| Die size | 240 mm² | 79 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Jul 29th, 2008 | May 30th, 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 9M (9700M) | GeForce 500M |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | GeForce 8M | GeForce 400M |
| Successor | GeForce 100M | GeForce 600M |
| Reviews | — | 2 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 530 MHz | 900 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1325 MHz | 1800 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 | 256 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 51.20 GB/s | 14.40 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 48 | 48 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 24 | 8 |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| SM count | 6 | 1 |
| Cache L2 | 64 KB | 128 KB |
| Cache L1 | — | 64 KB (per SM) |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 8.480 GPixel/s | 1.800 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 12.72 GTexel/s | 7.200 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 127.2 GFLOPS | 172.8 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 14.40 GFLOPS (1:12) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| TDP | 60 W | 20 W |
|---|---|---|
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
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 |
