NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G94 | G71 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | NB9E-GS | — |
| Architecture | Tesla | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | 505 million | 278 million |
| Die size | 240 mm² | 196 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Jul 29th, 2008 | Mar 1st, 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 9M (9700M) | Quadro FX Mobile (x500M) |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | MXM-III |
| Predecessor | GeForce 8M | Quadro FX Go |
| Successor | GeForce 100M | — |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 530 MHz | 575 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1325 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective | 600 MHz 1200 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 51.20 GB/s | 38.40 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 48 | — |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 24 | 24 |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| SM count | 6 | — |
| Cache L2 | 64 KB | — |
| Pixel shaders | — | 24 |
| Vertex shaders | — | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 8.480 GPixel/s | 9.200 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 12.72 GTexel/s | 13.80 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 127.2 GFLOPS | — |
| Vertex rate | — | 1.150 GVertices/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| TDP | 60 W | 45 W |
|---|---|---|
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
| Slot width | — | MXM Module |
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 |
