HD Graphics (Braswell) vs GeForce 9500 GT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9500 GT with HD Graphics (Braswell), including specs and performance data.

9500 GT
2008
1 GB GDDR3, 50 Watt
0.43

HD Graphics (Braswell) outperforms 9500 GT by a considerable 44% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12511200
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.59no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Gen. 8 (2015−2016)
GPU code nameG96Braswell
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date29 July 2008 (16 years ago)1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$85.99 no data

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 cores3216
Core clock speed550 MHz320 MHz
Boost clock speedno data700 MHz
Number of transistors314 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology65 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate9.600no data
Floating-point processing power0.096 TFLOPSno data
ROPs8no data
TMUs16no data

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 2.0 x16no data
Length175 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
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 typeGDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount1 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bit64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 (GDDR3) and 500 (DDR2) MHzno data
Memory bandwidth25.6 (GDDR3) and 16.0 (DDR2)no data
Shared memory-+

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 ConnectorsDual Link DVISingle Link DVIno data
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)11.2
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL2.1no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA+-

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
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Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Fortnite 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
World of Tanks 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
World of Tanks 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Valorant 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 34 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.43 0.62
Recency 29 July 2008 1 April 2015
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm

HD Graphics (Braswell) has a 44.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

The HD Graphics (Braswell) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9500 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9500 GT is a desktop card while HD Graphics (Braswell) is a notebook one.


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