NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTS 260M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G92 | GT215 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | NB9E-GT2 | N10E-GS |
| Architecture | Tesla | Tesla 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 727 million |
| Die size | 324 mm² | 144 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Jul 29th, 2008 | Jun 15th, 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 9M (9800M) | GeForce 200M |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | GeForce 8M | GeForce 100M |
| Successor | GeForce 100M | GeForce 300M |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 500 MHz | 550 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1250 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Memory clock | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective | 900 MHz 3.6 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 51.20 GB/s | 57.60 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 96 | 96 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 48 | 32 |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| SM count | 12 | 12 |
| Cache L2 | 64 KB | 64 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 8.000 GPixel/s | 4.400 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 24.00 GTexel/s | 17.60 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 240.0 GFLOPS | 264.0 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | — |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 65 W | 38 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
| Power connectors | None | — |
| Board number | P394, P398 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.1 (10_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 4.1 |
