GeForce 9600M GT Mac vs GeForce 8600M GT Mac++

GeForce 9600M GT Mac
GeForce 8600M GT Mac++
32 Shaders
256MB GDDR3
500MHz
32 Shaders
512MB GDDR3
470MHz
FP32
0.08 TFLOPS
FP32
0.06 TFLOPS
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Form Factor
Soldered
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Form Factor
Soldered
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TDP
23W
TDP
20W
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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 9000
Family
GeForce 8000
Codename
NV96
G96
Variant
NB9P-GS
Codename
NV84
G84
Variant
NB8P
Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
10/15/2008
Release Date
5/1/2007
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
TSMC
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Fabrication Node
65nm
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Fabrication Node
80nm
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Die Size
144 mm²
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Die Size
169 mm²
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Transistor Count
314 Million
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Transistor Count
289 Million
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Transistor Density
2.18M/mm²
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Transistor Density
1.71M/mm²
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Form
Soldered
Form
Soldered
Shading Units
32 Shaders
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Shading Units
32 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
16 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
16 TMUs
Render Output Units
8 ROPs
Render Output Units
8 ROPs
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Streaming Multiprocessors
4 SMs
Streaming Multiprocessors
4 SMs
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1250MHz Shader
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500MHz
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940MHz Shader
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470MHz
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FP32
0.08 TFLOPS
FP32
0.06 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.01 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.01 TFLOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
4 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
3.76 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
8 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
7.52 GTexel/s
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L1
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Unknown
L1
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Unknown
L2
32KB Shared
L2
64KB Shared
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256MB
GDDR3
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512MB
GDDR3
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Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
792MHz
Transfer Rate
1.6GT/s
Bandwidth
25.3GB/s
Clock
635MHz
Transfer Rate
1.3GT/s
Bandwidth
20.3GB/s
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TDP
23W
TDP
20W
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No Ports
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No Ports
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
VP3
VDPAU
Feature Set B
Shader Model
4.0
CUDA
1.1
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PureVideo HD
VP2
VDPAU
Feature Set A
Not a Card
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Not a Card
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PCIe Version
2.0
PCIe Lanes
16
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PCIe Version
2.0
PCIe Lanes
16
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