NVIDIA GeForce GT 420M vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 620 OEM
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GF108 | GF119 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | N11P-GE-A1 | — |
| Architecture | Fermi | Fermi 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 585 million | 292 million |
| Die size | 116 mm² | 79 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Sep 3rd, 2010 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 400M | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 300M | — |
| Successor | GeForce 500M | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 500 MHz | 810 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1000 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Memory clock | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective | 898 MHz 1796 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 25.60 GB/s | 14.37 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 96 | 48 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 8 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| SM count | 2 | 1 |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SM) | 64 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | 128 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.000 GPixel/s | 1.620 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 8.000 GTexel/s | 6.480 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 192.0 GFLOPS | 155.5 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 16.00 GFLOPS (1:12) | 12.96 GFLOPS (1:12) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| TDP | 23 W | 30 W |
|---|---|---|
| Outputs | No outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA |
| Slot width | — | Single-slot |
| Length | — | 145 mm 5.7 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 200 W |
| Power connectors | — | None |
| Board number | — | P1310 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Apr 2nd, 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 600 |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 500 |
| Successor | — | GeForce 700 |
