GF117 vs GF108

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	951
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.55
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GF108	GF117
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	no data	no data
Current price	$86	$70

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	96	96
Number of transistors	585 million	585 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

PureVideo HD

VP4

VP5

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	2.1	2.1

Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography

40 nm

28 nm

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