GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs 9500M GS

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9500M GS with GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, including specs and performance data.

9500M GS
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 20 Watt
0.35

RTX 3060 Ti outperforms 9500M GS by a whopping 15074% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking129048
Place by popularitynot in top-10023
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data69.57
Power efficiency1.2218.52
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameG84GA104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 February 2008 (16 years ago)1 December 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores324864
Core clock speed475 MHz1410 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1665 MHz
Number of transistors289 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate7.600253.1
Floating-point processing power0.0608 TFLOPS16.2 TFLOPS
ROPs880
TMUs16152
Tensor Coresno data152
Ray Tracing Coresno data38

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 12-pin

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth22.4 GB/s448.0 GB/s
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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.5
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA1.18.6

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.

9500M GS 0.35
RTX 3060 Ti 53.11
+15074%

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.

9500M GS 134
RTX 3060 Ti 20489
+15190%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

9500M GS 863
RTX 3060 Ti 78597
+9007%

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD0−1144
1440p0−178
4K-0−151

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.77
1440pno data5.12
4Kno data7.82

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−4050%
83
+4050%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−3933%
121
+3933%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5050%
100−110
+5050%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3950%
81
+3950%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2700%
110−120
+2700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2475%
200−210
+2475%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−5125%
200−210
+5125%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−414%
140−150
+414%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−6433%
196
+6433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5050%
100−110
+5050%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3800%
78
+3800%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2700%
110−120
+2700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2475%
200−210
+2475%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−4700%
192
+4700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−1122%
110−120
+1122%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−414%
140−150
+414%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−2400%
75
+2400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5050%
100−110
+5050%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3750%
77
+3750%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2700%
110−120
+2700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1650%
140
+1650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−4250%
174
+4250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−922%
92
+922%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−175%
77
+175%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 52
Hitman 3 6−7
−1133%
70−75
+1133%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−5600%
114
+5600%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−4450%
90−95
+4450%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−4400%
45
+4400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 40

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−2450%
50−55
+2450%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 95
+0%
95
+0%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 81
+0%
81
+0%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 74
+0%
74
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 173
+0%
173
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65
+0%
65
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
+0%
60
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Metro Exodus 93
+0%
93
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 139
+0%
139
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 247
+0%
247
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Hitman 3 57
+0%
57
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 77
+0%
77
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
+0%
25
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 103
+0%
103
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 84
+0%
84
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 33
+0%
33
+0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3060 Ti is 6433% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 Ti is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.35 53.11
Recency 1 February 2008 1 December 2020
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 80 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 200 Watt

9500M GS has 900% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 Ti, on the other hand, has a 15074.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 900% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9500M GS in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9500M GS is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS
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