GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile vs 9600 GT

Place in the ranking	1031	124
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.04	no data
Power efficiency	0.91	22.41
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	G94	GA104
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	21 February 2008 (16 years ago)	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$179	no data

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	64	5120
Core clock speed	650 MHz	1110 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1560 MHz
Number of transistors	505 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	96 Watt	125 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	20.80	249.6
Floating-point processing power	0.208 TFLOPS	15.97 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	80
TMUs	32	160
Tensor Cores	no data	160
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	40

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	no data	large
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	229 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no 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 type	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	57.6 GB/s	448.0 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 Connectors	HDTVTwo Dual Link DVI	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

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	6.5
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	+	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.

9600 GT 1.25

RTX 3070 Mobile 37.22
+2878%

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 GT 484

RTX 3070 Mobile 14364
+2868%

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	3−4 −3733%	115 +3733%
1440p	2−3 −3650%	75 +3650%
4K	1−2 −4600%	47 +4600%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	59.67	no data
1440p	89.50	no data
4K	179.00	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

119

+0%

119

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	91 +0%	91 +0%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	107 +0%	107 +0%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Hitman 3	114 +0%	114 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	188 +0%	188 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	76 +0%	76 +0%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	88 +0%	88 +0%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Hitman 3	106 +0%	106 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Metro Exodus	143 +0%	143 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	81 +0%	81 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	183 +0%	183 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	181 +0%	181 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	68 +0%	68 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	74 +0%	74 +0%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	167 +0%	167 +0%
Hitman 3	98 +0%	98 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	132 +0%	132 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	168 +0%	168 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	94 +0%	94 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60 +0%	60 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	53 +0%	53 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	47 +0%	47 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Hitman 3	68 +0%	68 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	112 +0%	112 +0%
Metro Exodus	91 +0%	91 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	125 +0%	125 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	159 +0%	159 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Hitman 3	38 +0%	38 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	119 +0%	119 +0%
Metro Exodus	71 +0%	71 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	64 +0%	64 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	33 +0%	33 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	22 +0%	22 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	93 +0%	93 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	71 +0%	71 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27 +0%	27 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

This is how 9600 GT and RTX 3070 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3070 Mobile is 3733% faster in 1080p
RTX 3070 Mobile is 3650% faster in 1440p
RTX 3070 Mobile is 4600% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.25	37.22
Recency	21 February 2008	12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	96 Watt	125 Watt

9600 GT has 30.2% lower power consumption.

RTX 3070 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 2877.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 712.5% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3070 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 3070 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.