NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GF110 | GM107 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GF110-351-A1 | N16P-GX-A1 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 | Maxwell |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 1,870 million |
| Die size | 520 mm² | 148 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Mar 24th, 2011 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 500 | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Launch price | 699 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 36 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 400 | — |
| Successor | GeForce 600 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 608 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1215 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 854 MHz 3.4 Gbps effective | 1253 MHz 5 Gbps effective |
| Base clock | — | 1097 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 1176 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1536 MB | 4 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 384 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 164.0 GB/s | 80.19 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 512 | 640 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 64 | 40 |
| ROPs | 48 | 16 |
| SM count | 16 | — |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SM) | 64 KB (per SMM) |
| Cache L2 | 768 KB | 2 MB |
| SMM count | — | 5 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 19.46 GPixel/s | 18.82 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 38.91 GTexel/s | 47.04 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 1,244 GFLOPS | 1.505 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 155.5 GFLOPS (1:8) | 47.04 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 279 mm 11 inches | — |
| Width | 111 mm 4.4 inches | — |
| Height | 40 mm 1.6 inches | — |
| TDP | 365 W | 75 W |
| Suggested PSU | 750 W | — |
| Outputs | 3x DVI1x mini-DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 2x 8-pin | — |
| Board number | P1020 | E2704 SKU 10 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | — | 1.1 |
| CUDA | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Mar 13th, 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 900M |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 800M |
| Successor | — | GeForce 10 Mobile |
