GeForce 9500 GT vs 8800 GTX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 8800 GTX and GeForce 9500 GT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

8800 GTX
2006
768 MB GDDR3, 155 Watt
1.53
+256%

8800 GTX outperforms 9500 GT by a whopping 256% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9731248
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.03no data
Power efficiency0.680.59
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameG80G96
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date8 November 2006 (18 years ago)29 July 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 $85.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores57532
Core clock speed576 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors681 million314 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)155 Watt50 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate36.869.600
Floating-point processing power0.3456 TFLOPS0.096 TFLOPS
ROPs248
TMUs3216

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length270 mm175 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone
SLI options++

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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount768 MB1 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz800 (GDDR3) and 500 (DDR2) MHz
Memory bandwidth86.4 GB/s25.6 (GDDR3) and 16.0 (DDR2)

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoDual Link DVISingle Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model4.04.0
OpenGL3.32.1
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

8800 GTX 1.53
+256%
9500 GT 0.43

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

8800 GTX 590
+258%
9500 GT 165

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.53 0.43
Recency 8 November 2006 29 July 2008
Maximum RAM amount 768 MB 1 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 50 Watt

8800 GTX has a 255.8% higher aggregate performance score.

9500 GT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 210% lower power consumption.

The GeForce 8800 GTX is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9500 GT in performance tests.


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