RTX A40 vs GeForce 9600 GT

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1030not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.04no data
Power efficiency0.96no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameG94GA102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date21 February 2008 (16 years ago)5 October 2020 (4 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 cores6410752
Core clock speed650 MHz1305 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1755 MHz
Number of transistors505 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)96 Watt300 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate20.80589.7
Floating-point processing power0.208 TFLOPS37.74 TFLOPS
ROPs16112
TMUs32336
Tensor Coresno data336
Ray Tracing Coresno data84

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 support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length229 mm267 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin8-pin EPS
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 MB48 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1812 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.6 GB/s695.8 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 ConnectorsHDTVTwo Dual Link DVI3x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
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 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.5
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA+8.6

Pros & cons summary


Recency 21 February 2008 5 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 48 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 96 Watt 300 Watt

9600 GT has 212.5% lower power consumption.

RTX A40, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 12 years, a 9500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 712.5% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 9600 GT and RTX A40. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 9600 GT is a desktop card while RTX A40 is a workstation one.


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