After AMD, let's look at NVIDIA. The range is wider, more confused, and composed of different generations, the GeForce 9xxx, GeForce G1xx, G2xx GeForce and GeForce G3xx.

Cards (very) high-end

The upper range is composed of cards based on G92: DirectX 10, no audio controller and 128 stream processors at most. We find the 9800M GT (96 stream processors), the 9800M GTX (112), the GTX 260M (112 units, 256-bit GDDR3) and the GTX 280M (128 units and 256-bit GDDR3). As we see, they are dating models and NVIDIA does not offer cards based on the GT200, despite the name.

The cards 'high end'

In the high end, there are maps based on the G92, with 96 stream processors at maximum, and maps based on the GT215, with 96 stream processors as well. The difference between the two comes from the fine print (65 nm against 40 nm), the version of DirectX (10 against 10.1) and the presence of an audio controller in the GT215.NVIDIA refers to the 9700M GT (32 stream processors), 9700M GTS (48), 9800M GS and 9800M GTS (64) as the midrange. The 150M and 160M use the same chip (G92) with 64 stream processors as the GTS 250M, 260M GTS, GTS GTS 350M and 360M use a GT215 and feature 96 stream processors. And so yes, a GeForce 9800M GTS is faster than a GeForce GTS 360M.

The midrange card

For NVIDIA, the range of "performance" between 16 (sic) and 72 stream processors. The range includes, as usual, the G92 and GT200 chips derived from (DirectX 10.1). The 9500M G has 16 stream processors, the 9500M GS, 9600M GS, 9600M GT, 9650M GS, 9650M GT and GT 130M have 32. All maps are based on the G92. The GeForce GT 230M, 240M GT, GT 325M GT 330M and have 48 stream processors, the GT version 335M to 72. Note that the website speaks only NVIDIA DirectX 10 as the chip used is a priori support version 10.1.

The card input range

In entry level, there are still derived from G92 and GT2xx. The 9200M GS, 9300M GS and G105M have 8 stream processors, the 9300M G has 16, as the G102M and G110M. The GeForce G210M, G305M and G310M have 16 and are compatible DirectX 10.1, at least the G210M, G305M and the 310M is, according to the NVIDIA website, only DirectX 10 compatible.

The PGI

In PGI, we find the 9100M G with 8 stream processors and compatible Intel or AMD, and the 9400M G (aka ION), with 16 stream processors and only compatible with Intel CPUs.

As shown, the range is (very) confused and some names are ... amazing.