Arc A370M vs GeForce 9600M GT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9600M GT and Arc A370M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

9600M GT
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 23 Watt
0.36

Arc A370M outperforms 9600M GT by a whopping 3586% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1278386
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.0725.99
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameG96CDG2-128
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date4 June 2008 (16 years ago)30 March 2022 (2 years 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 cores321024
Core clock speed120 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1550 MHz
Number of transistors314 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate8.00099.20
Floating-point processing power0.08 TFLOPS3.174 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs1664
Ray Tracing Coresno data8

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 sizedno data
InterfaceMXM-IIPCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 MB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s112.0 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 outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.6
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+-

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 GT 0.36
Arc A370M 13.27
+3586%

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 GT 139
Arc A370M 5115
+3580%

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 HD1−2
−3800%
39
+3800%
1440p0−121
4K1−2
−3900%
40
+3900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2200%
46
+2200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1100%
35−40
+1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−1500%
30−35
+1500%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1750%
37
+1750%
Hitman 3 4−5
−650%
30−33
+650%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−900%
80−85
+900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−1175%
50−55
+1175%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−186%
80−85
+186%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1100%
35−40
+1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−1500%
30−35
+1500%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1150%
25
+1150%
Hitman 3 4−5
−650%
30−33
+650%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−900%
80−85
+900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−1450%
62
+1450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−311%
35−40
+311%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−186%
80−85
+186%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1100%
35−40
+1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−1500%
30−35
+1500%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−950%
21
+950%
Hitman 3 4−5
−650%
30−33
+650%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−900%
80−85
+900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−1225%
53
+1225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−189%
26
+189%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+86.7%
15
−86.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 8−9
Hitman 3 6−7
−217%
18−20
+217%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−1500%
30−35
+1500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1200%
24−27
+1200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−800%
9−10
+800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 8−9

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 33
+0%
33
+0%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20
+0%
20
+0%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18
+0%
18
+0%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 13
+0%
13
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 37
+0%
37
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Hitman 3 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

This is how 9600M GT and Arc A370M compete in popular games:

  • Arc A370M is 3800% faster in 1080p
  • Arc A370M is 3900% faster in 4K

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the 9600M GT is 87% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the Arc A370M is 2200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • 9600M GT is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • Arc A370M is ahead in 28 tests (40%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.36 13.27
Recency 4 June 2008 30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 4 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 35 Watt

9600M GT has 52.2% lower power consumption.

Arc A370M, on the other hand, has a 3586.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 816.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A370M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9600M GT in performance tests.


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