GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile vs 9600 GT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9600 GT with GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

9600 GT
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 96 Watt
1.25

RTX 2060 Mobile outperforms 9600 GT by a whopping 2335% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

9600 GT 9600 GT
RTX 2060 Mobile RTX 2060 Mobile

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1036181
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.06no data
Power efficiency0.9218.46
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameG94TU106
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date21 February 2008 (16 years ago)29 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$179 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 cores641920
Core clock speed650 MHz960 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1200 MHz
Number of transistors505 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)96 Watt115 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate20.80144.0
Floating-point processing power0.208 TFLOPS4.608 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs32120
Tensor Coresno data240
Ray Tracing Coresno data30

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length229 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data
SLI options+-

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 MB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.6 GB/s336.0 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 ConnectorsHDTVTwo Dual Link DVINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support-+
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model4.06.5
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+7.5

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 HD4−5
−2450%
102
+2450%
1440p2−3
−3050%
63
+3050%
4K1−2
−3800%
39
+3800%

Cost per frame, $

1080p44.75no data
1440p89.50no data
4K179.00no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 91
+0%
91
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 71
+0%
71
+0%
Battlefield 5 119
+0%
119
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 88
+0%
88
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 105
+0%
105
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110
+0%
110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 366
+0%
366
+0%
Hitman 3 83
+0%
83
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 223
+0%
223
+0%
Metro Exodus 130
+0%
130
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100
+0%
100
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 148
+0%
148
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 227
+0%
227
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 107
+0%
107
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 56
+0%
56
+0%
Battlefield 5 105
+0%
105
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 79
+0%
79
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 85
+0%
85
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 82
+0%
82
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 280
+0%
280
+0%
Hitman 3 75
+0%
75
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 196
+0%
196
+0%
Metro Exodus 112
+0%
112
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 75
+0%
75
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 123
+0%
123
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 190
+0%
190
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50
+0%
50
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 48
+0%
48
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 58
+0%
58
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 62
+0%
62
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 88
+0%
88
+0%
Hitman 3 66
+0%
66
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 94
+0%
94
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 107
+0%
107
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60
+0%
60
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 38
+0%
38
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 79
+0%
79
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65
+0%
65
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 54
+0%
54
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40
+0%
40
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
+0%
38
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 42
+0%
42
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry 5 42
+0%
42
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 246
+0%
246
+0%
Hitman 3 46
+0%
46
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70
+0%
70
+0%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 210
+0%
210
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 62
+0%
62
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 32
+0%
32
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30
+0%
30
+0%
Hitman 3 28
+0%
28
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 86
+0%
86
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+0%
39
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 25
+0%
25
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 22
+0%
22
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20
+0%
20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 15
+0%
15
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30
+0%
30
+0%

This is how 9600 GT and RTX 2060 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 Mobile is 2450% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 Mobile is 3050% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 Mobile is 3800% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.25 30.44
Recency 21 February 2008 29 January 2019
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 6 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 96 Watt 115 Watt

9600 GT has 19.8% lower power consumption.

RTX 2060 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 2335.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 441.7% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9600 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9600 GT is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile is a notebook 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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Community ratings

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