NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 vs NVIDIA Quadro K600
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GM206 | GK107 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GM206-300-A1 | GK107-301-A2 |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 | Kepler |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 2,940 million | 1,270 million |
| Die size | 228 mm² | 118 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jan 22nd, 2015 | Mar 1st, 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 900 | Quadro |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 199 USD | 199 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 124 in our database | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 700 | — |
| Successor | GeForce 10 | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1127 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1178 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 1753 MHz 7 Gbps effective | 891 MHz 1782 Mbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 876 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 112.2 GB/s | 28.51 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1024 | 192 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 64 | 16 |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| SMM count | 8 | — |
| Cache L1 | 48 KB (per SMM) | 16 KB (per SMX) |
| Cache L2 | 1024 KB | 256 KB |
| SMX count | — | 1 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 37.70 GPixel/s | 3.504 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 75.39 GTexel/s | 14.02 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 2.413 TFLOPS | 336.4 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 75.39 GFLOPS (1:32) | 14.02 GFLOPS (1:24) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 241 mm 9.5 inches | 160 mm 6.3 inches |
| TDP | 120 W | 41 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort | 1x DVI1x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| Board number | PG301 | P2012 |
| Width | — | 69 mm 2.7 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| CUDA | 5.2 | 3.0 |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
