NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GF106 | GT215 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | N12E-GE-B-A1 | N11E-GS1-A3 |
| Architecture | Fermi | Tesla 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 727 million |
| Die size | 238 mm² | 144 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Oct 27th, 2011 | Jan 7th, 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 500M | GeForce 300M |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | MXM-II |
| Predecessor | GeForce 400M | GeForce 200M |
| Successor | GeForce 600M | GeForce 400M |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 525 MHz | 550 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1050 MHz | 1436 MHz |
| Memory clock | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective | 900 MHz 3.6 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 28.80 GB/s | 57.60 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 144 | 96 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 24 | 32 |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| SM count | 3 | 12 |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SM) | — |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | 64 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 3.150 GPixel/s | 4.400 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 12.60 GTexel/s | 17.60 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 302.4 GFLOPS | 275.7 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 25.20 GFLOPS (1:12) | — |
Dimensions & Outputs
| TDP | 35 W | 38 W |
|---|---|---|
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
| Slot width | — | MXM Module |
| Power connectors | — | None |
| Board number | — | P688 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 4.1 |
