GeForce 9400M GeForceBoost vs GTX 580

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	378	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.17	no data
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	no data
GPU code name	GF110	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	9 November 2010 (13 years ago)	3 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	no data
Current price	$14.89 (0x MSRP)	no data

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	512	24
CUDA cores	512	no data
Core clock speed	772 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,000 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	244 Watt	no data
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	49.4 billion/sec	no data
Floating-point performance	1,581.1 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 580 and GeForce 9400M GeForceBoost compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Bus support	PCI-E 2.0 x 16	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data
Length	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	One 6-pin and One 8-pin	no data
SLI options	+	no data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	no data
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	no data
Memory bus width	384 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	2004 MHz (4008 data rate)	no data
Memory bandwidth	192.4 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	no data	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI	no data
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	10
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.2	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	+	no data
CUDA	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	9 November 2010	3 June 2008
Chip lithography	40 nm	65 nm

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