GeForce 810M vs 9600 GSO

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9600 GSO with GeForce 810M, including specs and performance data.

9600 GSO
2008
384 MB GDDR3, 105 Watt
0.85

810M outperforms 9600 GSO by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11281084
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.09no data
Power efficiency0.735.15
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameG92GF117
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date28 April 2008 (16 years ago)24 March 2014 (10 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 cores9648
Core clock speed550 MHz738 MHz
Boost clock speedno data950 MHz
Number of transistors754 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt15 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate26.405.904
Floating-point processing power0.264 TFLOPS0.1417 TFLOPS
ROPs128
TMUs488

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 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length229 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data
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 typeGDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount384 MB1 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth38.4 GB/s14.4 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 DVIHDTVNo outputs
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)12 (11_0)
Shader Model4.05.1
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+2.1

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 0.85
GeForce 810M 1.07
+25.9%

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 327
GeForce 810M 411
+25.7%

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 1.07
Recency 28 April 2008 24 March 2014
Maximum RAM amount 384 MB 1 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 15 Watt

GeForce 810M has a 25.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 600% lower power consumption.

The GeForce 810M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9600 GSO in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9600 GSO is a desktop card while GeForce 810M is a notebook one.


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