GeForce 9 Series

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NVIDIA GeForce 9 Series
Codename(s)	D9M, D9P, D9E
Created	2008
Entry-level GPU	9500
Mid-Range GPU	9600
High-end GPU	9800
Direct3D and Shader version	D3D 10, Model 4

The GeForce 9 Series is the ninth generation of NVIDIA's GeForce series of graphics processing units, the first of which was released on February 21, 2008.

Contents 1 New codename scheme 2 GeForce 9500 Series 2.1 GeForce 9500 GT 3 GeForce 9600 Series 3.1 Geforce 9600 GT 3.2 Geforce 9600 GSO 4 GeForce 9800 Series 4.1 GeForce 9800 GX2 4.2 GeForce 9800 GTX 5 GeForce 200 Series 5.1 GeForce GTX 200 Series 6 Technical Specifications 7 GeForce 9M Series 7.1 9300M G[22] 7.2 9500M GS[23] 7.3 9650M GS [24] 8 See also 9 References 10 External links

[edit] New codename scheme

It had previously been thought that NVIDIA had decided to drop the G and NV nomenclature for a D (for Desktop) nomenclature on their processors. Following the D is the generation number and the target market indicator. NVIDIA's official designations for target markets include Mainstream, Performance, and Enthusiast. For example, the D9E indicates a 9th generation Desktop GeForce video card for the Enthusiast market ^[1]. However, NVIDIA has actually forked their codenames into those of graphics processors, and those of graphics cards. The GPU cores have kept the prefix "G" and future versions will include the prefix "GT"; whereas the actual cards are now codenamed as D, generation number and target market. For example, the GeForce 8800 GT is designated D8P but contains a processor codenamed G92; the GeForce 9600 GT will most likely be designated D9M but it will contain the G94 core^[2], whereas the 9800 will likely contain the G92 core. The next-generation core after the GeForce 9 Series is designated GT200^[3], it had previously been published as G100.

[edit] GeForce 9500 Series

[edit] GeForce 9500 GT

• 65nm G96/D9M GPU
• 32 Stream Processors.
• 550 MHz core, with a 1375 MHz unified shader clock.
• 256 MB 1600 MHz GDDR3 memory with a 128-bit memory bus, although the memory type might change prior to release.
• Will support DirectX 10, Shader Model 4.0, OpenGL 2.1, and PCI-Express 2.0.
• Supports 3rd generation PureVideo technology and Hybrid Power technology. ^[4][5]

[edit] GeForce 9600 Series

On 21 February 2008 the Geforce 9600 GT was officially launched, an updated comprehensive list of reviews can be found here.

[edit] Geforce 9600 GT

• 65nm G94/D9M GPU.
• 64 Stream Processors.
• 16 Raster Operation(ROP) units, 32 Texture Address(TA)/Texture Filter(TF) units.
• 20.8 billion texels/s fillrate.
• 650 MHz core clock, with a 1625 MHz unified shader clock.
• 1800 MHz memory, with a 256-bit memory interface.
• 256 MB, 512 MB, or 1 GB of GDDR3 memory^[6].
• 57.6 GB/s memory bandwidth for boards configured with GDDR3 900 MHz memory.
• 505M transistor count
• DirectX 10, Shader Model 4.0, OpenGL 2.1, and PCI-Express 2.0^[7].
• Is compatible with HDCP, but the implementation will depend on the manufacturer.
• Supports CUDA and the Quantum Effects physics processing engine.
• Almost double the performance of the previous Nvidia mid-range card, the GeForce 8600GTS.
• Estimated by NVIDIA to cost between $169-$189 MSRP.

Source: ^[8]

[edit] Geforce 9600 GSO

The Geforce 9600 GSO is essentially a renamed 8800 GS. This tactic been seen before in products such as the GeForce 7900 GTO to clear unsold stock when it is obsoleted by the next generation. Just like the 8800 GS the 9600 GSO features 96 stream processors, a 550Mhz core clock with shaders clocked at 1,375Mhz, and 384MB memory clocked at 1,600Mhz on a 192-bit memory bus.

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[edit] GeForce 9800 Series

The GeForce 9800 series is reported to have GX2 (dual GPU), GTX, GTS, GT, and GS variants.^[11]

[edit] GeForce 9800 GX2

On 18 March 2008 the GeForce 9800 GX2 was officially launched.

The GeForce 9800 GX2 is reported to have the following specifications: ^[12][13].

• Dual PCBs, dual GPU design
• 197 W power consumption ^[14].
• Two 65nm process GPUs, with 256 total Stream Processors (128 per PCB)^[15].
• The 9800 GX2 is at least 30% faster than the 8800 Ultra.
• Supports Quad SLI.
• 1 GiB (512 MB per PCB) memory framebuffer.
• Supports DirectX 10, Shader Model 4, OpenGL 2.1, and PCI-Express 2.0.
• Outputs include two DVI ports, an HDMI output, and S/PDIF in connector on-board for routing audio through the HDMI cable ^[16].
• An 8-pin and a 6-pin power connector.
• Clocks (Core/Shader/Memory): 600 MHz/1500 MHz/2000 MHz ^[17]
• 256-bit memory interface^[17]
• 128 GB/s memory bandwidth^[17]
• Released date: March 18, 2008
• Launch price of $599 ^[18].

[edit] GeForce 9800 GTX

On 1 April 2008 the GeForce 9800 GTX was officially launched, an updated comprehensive list of reviews can be found here.

Taken from an eVGA specification sheet^[19].

• 128 Stream Processors.
• Clocks (Core/Shader/Memory): 675 MHz/1688 MHz/2200 MHz
• 256-bit memory interface.
• 512 MB of GDDR3 memory.
• 70.4 GB/s memory bandwidth
• Texture Fill Rate (billion/sec) 43.2
• DirectX 10, Shader Model 4.0, OpenGL 2.1, and PCI-Express 2.0.
• Release date was 2008-04-01. ^[20].
• Launch Price of $349. ^[21].

[edit] GeForce 200 Series

[edit] GeForce GTX 200 Series

It has been reported that Nvidia's upcoming GPUs codenamed GT200 (including the D10U-30 and D10U-20) will be named as GeForce GTX 280. Another slower GPU previously thought to be the GeForce 9900 GTS will be the GeForce GTX 260. These GPUs are expected to be launched between June 16th and June 20th. The GeForce GTX 280, the top end model, will launch with support for nVidia's technologies CUDA, PhysX and an upgraded version of PurevideoHD. The GeForce GTX 260, the high end model, will also support the same technologies as the GeForce GTX 280. The GTX 280 is expected to be priced at $649 and the GTX 260 at $449[1]. The die size of GTX 280 and 260 is 576 mm^2 on a 65 nm process. [2][3]

[edit] Technical Specifications

Model	Release Date	Codename	Interface	Fabrication process (nm)	Core clock max (MHz)	Peak fillrate				Shaders		Memory					Texture Units	Raster Operators	Power Consumption (Watts)	Transistor Count (Millions)	Theoretical Shader Processing Rate (Gigaflops)
						Billion pixel/s	Billion bilinear texel/s	Billion bilinear FP16 texel/s	Billion FP32 pixel/s	Stream Processors	Clock (MHz)	Bandwidth max (GB/s)	DRAM type	Bus width (bit)	Megabytes	Effective (Real) Memory Clock (MHz)
GeForce 9500 GT	2008	G96	PCI Express 2.0 x16	65	550	?	?	?	?	32	1375	?	GDDR2	128	256	1000 (500)	?	?	?	?	132
													GDDR3			1600 (800)
GeForce 9600 GSO	15 January 2008	G92-150	PCI Express 2.0 x16	65	550	6.6	26.4	13.2	1.65	96	1375	38.4	GDDR3	192	384	1600 (800)	48	12	105	754	396.0
					650	7.8	31.2	15.6			1625	45.6			768	1900 (950)					468.0
GeForce 9600 GT	21 February 2008	G94	PCI Express 2.0 x16	65	650	10.4	20.8	10.4	?	64	1625	57.6	GDDR2	256	256, 512, 1024	1800 (900)	32	16	98	505	312
													GDDR3
GeForce 9800 GTX	1 April 2008	G92	PCI Express 2.0 x16	65	675	10.8	43.2	21.6	?	128	1688	70.4	GDDR3	256	512	2200 (1100)	64	16	156	754	648
GeForce 9800 GX2	18 March 2008	G92	PCI Express 2.0 x16	65	600	2x 9.6	2x 38.4	2x 19.2	?	2x 128	1500	2x 64	GDDR3	2x 256	2x 512	2000 (1000)	2x 56	2x 16	197	2x 754	2x 576
GeForce GTX 260[4]	17 June 2008	D10U-20	PCI Express 2.0 x16	65	576	?	?	?	?	192	999	100	GDDR3	448	896	1792 (896)	?	28	?	1200	708
GeForce GTX 280[5][6]	17 June 2008	D10U-30	PCI Express 2.0 x16	65	602	19.3	48.2	?	?	240	1296	141.7	GDDR3	512	1024	2214 (1107)	80	32	147[7]	1200	933

[edit] GeForce 9M Series

On February 21, 2008, the GeForce 9M series was released exclusively on Asus notebooks^{[citation needed]}. The Asus M51Sn, V1Sn, M50Sv, and G1Sn-X1 models received the 9500M GS and the U3Sg model received the 9300M G^{[citation needed]} (they are using GDDR2 memory at 400 MHz, not the standard GDDR3 at 700 MHz). On March 12, 2008, Acer announced the Aspire 8920G, which includes the 9500M GS and the new 9650M GS^{[citation needed]}.

All graphical processing units in the GeForce 9M series feature:

• Increased performance for similar power draw compared to GeForce 8M series for low-end and midrange notebooks,
• DirectX 10.0 and OpenGL 2 compatibility,
• 16X antialiasing, and
• Full HD DVD / Blu-ray hardware decoding.

[edit] 9300M G^[22]

• 16 Stream Processors.
• 400 MHz core clock.
• 800 MHz shader clock.
• 600 MHz memory clock.
• Up to 256 MB memory.
• 64-bit memory interface.
• 9.6 GB/s memory bandwidth.
• 3.2 billion texels/s texture fill rate.

[edit] 9500M GS^[23]

• 32 Stream Processors.
• 479 MHz core clock.
• 950 MHz shader clock.
• 700 MHz memory clock.
• Up to 512 MB memory.
• 128-bit memory interface.
• 22.4 GB/s memory bandwidth.
• 7.6 billion texels/s texture fill rate.

[edit] 9650M GS ^[24]

• 32 Stream Processors.
• 625 MHz core clock.
• 1250 MHz shader clock.
• 800 MHz memory clock.
• Up to 512 MB memory.
• 128 bit memory interface.
• 25.6 GB/s memory bandwidth.
• ? billion texels/s texture fill rate.

[edit] See also

• Comparison of Nvidia graphics processing units
• DirectX 10

[edit] References

http://www.hardware.info/productdb/bGNkbJiUmJTKZcg/viewproduct/nVidia_GeForce_9800_GX2/ Tested by Alex Hensen

[edit] External links

• NVIDIA GeForce 9 Series - NVIDIA.com

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