NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCIe
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GF116 | NV37 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | N12E-GS-A1 | NV37 GL |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 | Rankine |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 150 nm |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 45 million |
| Die size | 238 mm² | 91 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | May 30th, 2011 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 500M | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 400M | — |
| Successor | GeForce 600M | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 775 MHz | 275 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1550 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 625 MHz 2.5 Gbps effective | 250 MHz 500 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1536 MB | 64 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR |
| Memory bus width | 192 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 60.00 GB/s | 8.000 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 192 | — |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 32 | 4 |
| ROPs | 24 | 4 |
| SM count | 4 | — |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SM) | — |
| Cache L2 | 384 KB | — |
| Pixel shaders | — | 4 |
| Vertex shaders | — | 2 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 6.200 GPixel/s | 1.100 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 24.80 GTexel/s | 1.100 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 595.2 GFLOPS | — |
| FP64 (double) performance | 49.60 GFLOPS (1:12) | — |
| Vertex rate | — | 137.5 MVertices/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 75 W | 13 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 1x DMS-59 |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | E1069, P1065 | — |
| Length | — | 168 mm 6.6 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 200 W |
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 | — | May 25th, 2004 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | Quadro NVS |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
