GeForce 7600 GT vs 9600M GT

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot rated1204
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data1.00
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameG96CG73
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 June 2008 (16 years ago)9 March 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

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 cores32no data
Core clock speed120 MHz560 MHz
Number of transistors314 million177 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Watt40 Watt
Texture fill rate8.0006.720
Floating-point processing power0.08 TFLOPSno data
ROPs88
TMUs1612

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 1.0 x16
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB256 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz700 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s22.4 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 outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model4.03.0
OpenGL3.32.1
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.



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
7600 GT 224
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Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 June 2008 9 March 2006
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 55 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 40 Watt

9600M GT has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 63.6% more advanced lithography process, and 73.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 9600M GT and GeForce 7600 GT. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 9600M GT is a notebook card while GeForce 7600 GT is a desktop one.


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