NVIDIA GeForce GT 420M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 330
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GF108 | NV37 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | N11P-GE-A1 | NV37 GL |
| Architecture | Fermi | Rankine |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 150 nm |
| Number of transistors | 585 million | 45 million |
| Die size | 116 mm² | 91 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 | 250 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1000 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective | 200 MHz 400 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 64 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | DDR2 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 25.60 GB/s | 3.200 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 96 | — |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 4 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| SM count | 2 | — |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SM) | — |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | — |
| Pixel shaders | — | 4 |
| Vertex shaders | — | 2 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.000 GPixel/s | 1.000 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 8.000 GTexel/s | 1.000 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 192.0 GFLOPS | — |
| FP64 (double) performance | 16.00 GFLOPS (1:12) | — |
| Vertex rate | — | 125.0 MVertices/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| TDP | 23 W | 21 W |
|---|---|---|
| Outputs | No outputs | 1x DVI |
| Slot width | — | Single-slot |
| Length | — | 168 mm 6.6 inches |
| Width | — | 69 mm 2.7 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 200 W |
| Power connectors | — | None |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 9.0a |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 1.5 (2.1) |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 2.1 | — |
| Shader model | 5.1 | — |
| Pixel shader | — | 2.0a |
| Vertex shader | — | 2.0a |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Jun 28th, 2004 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | Quadro FX |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
