GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile vs 9600M GS

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9600M GS and GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

9600M GS
2008
1 GB GDDR3, 20 Watt
0.34

RTX 4090 Mobile outperforms 9600M GS by a whopping 21088% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking129718
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.1741.16
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameG96CAD103
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 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 cores329728
Core clock speed103 MHz1335 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1695 MHz
Number of transistors314 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate6.880515.3
Floating-point processing power0.0688 TFLOPS32.98 TFLOPS
ROPs8112
TMUs16304
Tensor Coresno data304
Ray Tracing Coresno data76

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 sizemedium sizedlarge
InterfaceMXM-IIPCIe 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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s576.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.7
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA1.18.9

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 4090 Mobile 72.04
+21088%

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 4090 Mobile 27760
+21254%

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 4090 Mobile 113387
+9890%

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 HD0−1178
1440p0−1134
4K-0−182

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−7700%
156
+7700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−3700%
110−120
+3700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5150%
100−110
+5150%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−7000%
142
+7000%
Hitman 3 4−5
−4100%
168
+4100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2525%
210−220
+2525%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−5300%
210−220
+5300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−418%
140−150
+418%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−3700%
110−120
+3700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5150%
100−110
+5150%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−6700%
136
+6700%
Hitman 3 4−5
−4075%
167
+4075%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2525%
210−220
+2525%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−9575%
387
+9575%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−1156%
110−120
+1156%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−418%
140−150
+418%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−3700%
110−120
+3700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5150%
100−110
+5150%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−6150%
125
+6150%
Hitman 3 4−5
−3700%
152
+3700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−3713%
305
+3713%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−9150%
370
+9150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−2167%
204
+2167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−329%
120
+329%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 95
Hitman 3 6−7
−2200%
138
+2200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−12550%
253
+12550%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−4600%
90−95
+4600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−4000%
40−45
+4000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 78

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−2550%
50−55
+2550%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 187
+0%
187
+0%
Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 161
+0%
161
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 128
+0%
128
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Metro Exodus 128
+0%
128
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 294
+0%
294
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 164
+0%
164
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Hitman 3 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65
+0%
65
+0%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150
+0%
150
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 48
+0%
48
+0%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 156
+0%
156
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 69
+0%
69
+0%

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4090 Mobile is 12550% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 Mobile is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.34 72.04
Recency 3 June 2008 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 120 Watt

9600M GS has 500% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 21088.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1275% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9600M GS in performance tests.


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