NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GS vs NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GS
NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT
16 Shaders
512MB DDR2
540MHz
16 Shaders
256MB GDDR3
550MHz
FP32
0.04 TFLOPS
FP32
0.05 TFLOPS
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Form Factor
PCIe Card
1.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
1.0-Slots
TDP
47W
TDP
50W
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GB5 OpenCL - N/A
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GB5 OpenCL - N/A
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GB5 CUDA - N/A
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GB5 CUDA - N/A
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GB5 Metal - N/A
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GB5 Metal - N/A
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GB5 Vulkan - N/A
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GB5 Vulkan - N/A
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OCT 2020.1 - N/A
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OCT 2020.1 - N/A
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OCT Metal - N/A
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OCT Metal - N/A
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Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Architecture
Tesla
Architecture
Tesla
Family
GeForce 8000
Family
GeForce 9000
Codename
NV84
G84
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Codename
NV96
G96B
Variant
G96-200-C1
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
4/1/2007
Release Date
8/27/2008
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
TSMC
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Fabrication Node
80nm
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Fabrication Node
55nm
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Die Size
169 mm²
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Die Size
121 mm²
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Transistor Count
289 Million
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Transistor Count
314 Million
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Transistor Density
1.71M/mm²
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Transistor Density
2.60M/mm²
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Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
16 Shaders
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Shading Units
16 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
8 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
8 TMUs
Render Output Units
8 ROPs
Render Output Units
4 ROPs
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Streaming Multiprocessors
2 SMs
Streaming Multiprocessors
2 SMs
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1180MHz Shader
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540MHz
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1400MHz Shader
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550MHz
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FP32
0.04 TFLOPS
FP32
0.05 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.01 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.01 TFLOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
4.32 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
2.2 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
4.32 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
4.4 GTexel/s
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L1
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Unknown
L1
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Unknown
L2
64KB Shared
L2
32KB Shared
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512MB
DDR2
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256MB
GDDR3
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Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
400MHz
Transfer Rate
800MT/s
Bandwidth
12.8GB/s
Clock
800MHz
Transfer Rate
1.6GT/s
Bandwidth
25.6GB/s
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TDP
47W
TDP
50W
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1x VGA
1x S-Video
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1x DVI-I Dual-Link
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1x VGA
1x S-Video
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1x DVI-I Dual-Link
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Max Resolution
2560x1600
Max Resolution
2560x1600
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
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Variable Refresh Rate
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
2
Multi Monitor Support
2
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No Encoders
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No Encoders
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No Decoders
No Decoders
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Direct X
11
Direct 3D
10_0
Direct X
11
Direct 3D
10_0
OpenGL
3.3
OpenCL
1.1
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OpenGL
3.3
OpenCL
1.1
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Shader Model
4.0
CUDA
1.1
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PureVideo HD
VP2
VDPAU
Feature Set A
Shader Model
4.0
CUDA
1.1
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PureVideo HD
VP3
VDPAU
Feature Set B
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1x Fan
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1x Fan
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Slots Required
1.0
PCIe Version
1.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
1.0
PCIe Version
2.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
2-way SLI
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
2-way SLI
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Height
110 mm (4.33 in)
Width
168 mm (6.61 in)
Depth
20 mm (0.79 in)
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