GeForce 9500 GT vs 9600 GSO 512

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9600 GSO 512 and GeForce 9500 GT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

9600 GSO 512
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 90 Watt
0.85
+97.7%

9600 GSO 512 outperforms 9500 GT by an impressive 98% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11341248
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.650.59
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameG94G96
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date23 October 2008 (16 years ago)29 July 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$85.99

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 cores4832
Core clock speed650 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors505 million314 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt50 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °C105 °C
Texture fill rate15.609.600
Floating-point processing power0.156 TFLOPS0.096 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs2416

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 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length229 mm175 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone
SLI options2-way+

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 amount512 MB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz800 (GDDR3) and 500 (DDR2) MHz
Memory bandwidth57.6 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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVIHDTVDual Link DVISingle Link DVI
Multi monitor support++
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x15362048x1536
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFS/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
OpenGL2.12.1
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.

9600 GSO 512 0.85
+97.7%
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.

9600 GSO 512 329
+99.4%
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 0.85 0.43
Recency 23 October 2008 29 July 2008
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 1 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 50 Watt

9600 GSO 512 has a 97.7% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 months.

9500 GT, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 80% lower power consumption.

The GeForce 9600 GSO 512 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9500 GT in performance tests.


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