GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile vs 9600M GS

Place in the ranking	1295	73
Place by popularity	not in top-100	53
Power efficiency	1.19	27.76
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	G96C	AD107
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	3 June 2008 (16 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)

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	32	3072
Core clock speed	103 MHz	1545 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1890 MHz
Number of transistors	314 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	115 Watt
Texture fill rate	6.880	181.4
Floating-point processing power	0.0688 TFLOPS	11.61 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	32
TMUs	16	96
Tensor Cores	no data	96
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	24

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	medium sized	large
Interface	MXM-II	PCIe 4.0 x16

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	1 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	256.0 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

No outputs

Portable Device Dependent

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	6.7
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	1.1	8.9

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.

9600M GS 0.34

RTX 4060 Mobile 45.78
+13365%

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.

9600M GS 130

RTX 4060 Mobile 17661
+13485%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

9600M GS 1135

RTX 4060 Mobile 90275
+7854%

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	0−1	113
1440p	-0−1	61
4K	-0−1	42

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−6200%

126
+6200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −2867%	85−90 +2867%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −4150%	85−90 +4150%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −4900%	100 +4900%
Hitman 3	4−5 −2975%	123 +2975%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −2063%	170−180 +2063%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −3800%	150−160 +3800%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −375%	130−140 +375%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −2867%	85−90 +2867%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −4150%	85−90 +4150%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −4150%	85 +4150%
Hitman 3	4−5 −2825%	117 +2825%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −2063%	170−180 +2063%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −5275%	215 +5275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −867%	85−90 +867%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −375%	130−140 +375%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −2867%	85−90 +2867%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −4150%	85−90 +4150%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3750%	77 +3750%
Hitman 3	4−5 −2650%	110 +2650%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −2063%	170−180 +2063%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −4525%	185 +4525%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −1022%	101 +1022%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −132%	65 +132%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	49
Hitman 3	6−7 −817%	55−60 +817%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −4550%	90−95 +4550%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−3550%

70−75
+3550%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −2800%	27−30 +2800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	27−30

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−1800%

35−40
+1800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	135 +0%	135 +0%
Battlefield 5	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	114 +0%	114 +0%
Battlefield 5	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	98 +0%	98 +0%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

95−100

+0%

95−100

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	72 +0%	72 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	127 +0%	127 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	76 +0%	76 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Hitman 3	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55 +0%	55 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	19 +0%	19 +0%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	62 +0%	62 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	25 +0%	25 +0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 4060 Mobile is 6200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 4060 Mobile is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.34	45.78
Recency	3 June 2008	3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	115 Watt

9600M GS has 475% lower power consumption.

RTX 4060 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 13364.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1275% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9600M GS in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.