GeForce RTX 3070 Ti vs 9500M GS

Place in the ranking	1295	32
Place by popularity	not in top-100	88
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	51.94
Power efficiency	1.20	14.50
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	G84	GA104
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 February 2008 (16 years ago)	31 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$599

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 cores	32	6144
Core clock speed	475 MHz	1575 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1770 MHz
Number of transistors	289 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	290 Watt
Texture fill rate	7.600	339.8
Floating-point processing power	0.0608 TFLOPS	21.75 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	96
TMUs	16	192
Tensor Cores	no data	192
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	48

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 size	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 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 type	GDDR3	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	1188 MHz
Memory bandwidth	22.4 GB/s	608.3 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.6
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	1.1	8.6

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 3070 Ti 61.15
+17371%

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 3070 Ti 23507
+17443%

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 3070 Ti 120454
+13858%

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 HD	1−2 −17500%	176 +17500%
1440p	0−1	94
4K	-0−1	62

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	3.40
1440p	no data	6.37
4K	no data	9.66

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −3117%	193 +3117%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −5700%	174 +5700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −2433%	152 +2433%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −2200%	69 +2200%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −6533%	398 +6533%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −2675%	110−120 +2675%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −2083%	131 +2083%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1933%	61 +1933%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −2214%	162 +2214%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −5167%	316 +5167%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −2971%	210−220 +2971%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −2675%	110−120 +2675%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −3380%	170−180 +3380%
World of Tanks	12−14 −2046%	270−280 +2046%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −1800%	114 +1800%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1767%	56 +1767%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −4467%	274 +4467%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −2971%	210−220 +2971%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

2−3

−8650%

170−180
+8650%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −122%	71 +122%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1100%	36 +1100%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −3900%	160−170 +3900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −3100%	120−130 +3100%
Valorant	5−6 −4760%	240−250 +4760%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −880%	147 +880%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −880%	147 +880%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 −20800%	200−210 +20800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −880%	147 +880%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	75−80
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −800%	18 +800%
Dota 2	14−16 −1193%	194 +1193%
Valorant	1−2 −13600%	130−140 +13600%

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring

195

+0%

195

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	173 +0%	173 +0%
Valorant	280−290 +0%	280−290 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Dota 2	198 +0%	198 +0%
Elden Ring	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%
Fortnite	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	173 +0%	173 +0%
Metro Exodus	138 +0%	138 +0%
Valorant	280−290 +0%	280−290 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Dota 2	230 +0%	230 +0%
Valorant	280−290 +0%	280−290 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	137 +0%	137 +0%
Elden Ring	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	137 +0%	137 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
World of Tanks	400−450 +0%	400−450 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	205 +0%	205 +0%
Metro Exodus	135 +0%	135 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	47 +0%	47 +0%
Elden Ring	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Metro Exodus	56 +0%	56 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	119 +0%	119 +0%

This is how 9500M GS and RTX 3070 Ti compete in popular games:

RTX 3070 Ti is 17500% faster in 1080p

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3070 Ti is 20800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3070 Ti is ahead in 32 tests (52%)
there's a draw in 30 tests (48%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.35	61.15
Recency	1 February 2008	31 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	80 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	290 Watt

9500M GS has 1350% lower power consumption.

RTX 3070 Ti, on the other hand, has a 17371.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 900% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3070 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 3070 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.