NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 OEM vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 230 OEM
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G96C | G92B |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Tesla | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 55 nm | 55 nm |
| Number of transistors | 314 million | 754 million |
| Die size | 121 mm² | 260 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | G92-159-B1 |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Mar 10th, 2009 | Apr 27th, 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 100 | GeForce 200 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | GeForce 9 | GeForce 9 |
| Successor | GeForce 200 | GeForce 400 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 738 MHz | 500 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1836 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory clock | 504 MHz 1008 Mbps effective | 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 1536 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 | DDR2 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 16.13 GB/s | 24.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 32 | 96 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 48 |
| ROPs | 8 | 12 |
| SM count | 4 | 12 |
| Cache L2 | 32 KB | 48 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 5.904 GPixel/s | 6.000 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 11.81 GTexel/s | 24.00 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 117.5 GFLOPS | 240.0 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 168 mm 6.6 inches | — |
| TDP | 50 W | 75 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | No outputs |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | P729 | 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 |
