GeForce 256 DDR vs 9600 GSO

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1136not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.09no data
Power efficiency0.69no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code nameG92NV10 A3
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date28 April 2008 (16 years ago)23 December 1999 (25 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$49.99 no data

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 cores96no data
Core clock speed550 MHz120 MHz
Number of transistors754 million17 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm220 nm
Power consumption (TDP)105 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate26.400.48
Floating-point processing power0.264 TFLOPSno data
ROPs124
TMUs484

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).

Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16AGP 4x
Length229 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-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 typeGDDR3DDR
Maximum RAM amount384 MB32 MB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz150 MHz
Memory bandwidth38.4 GB/s4.8 GB/s

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 DVIHDTV1x VGA
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)7.0
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL2.11.2
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 28 April 2008 23 December 1999
Maximum RAM amount 384 MB 32 MB
Chip lithography 65 nm 220 nm

9600 GSO has an age advantage of 8 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 238.5% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 9600 GSO and GeForce 256 DDR. We've got no test results to judge.


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