Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) vs GeForce 9600M GT

Place in the ranking	1280	440
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.08	no data
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Xe LPG (2023)
GPU code name	G96C	Meteor Lake iGPU
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	4 June 2008 (16 years ago)	14 December 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	4
Core clock speed	120 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1950 MHz
Number of transistors	314 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	8.000	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.08 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	8	no data
TMUs	16	no data

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	no data
Interface	MXM-II	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no 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 type	GDDR3	no data
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
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

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12_2
Shader Model	4.0	no data
OpenGL	3.3	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	-
CUDA	+	-

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −62.5%	13 +62.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2650%	55−60 +2650%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −37.5%	11 +37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2650%	55−60 +2650%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −900%	50 +900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −575%	27−30 +575%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −62.5%	13 +62.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2650%	55−60 +2650%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −243%	24 +243%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −680%	39 +680%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −1043%	80−85 +1043%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −575%	27−30 +575%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −520%	30−35 +520%
World of Tanks	12−14 −1046%	140−150 +1046%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −138%	18−20 +138%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2650%	55−60 +2650%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −500%	40−45 +500%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −500%	30 +500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −1043%	80−85 +1043%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

2−3

−2350%

45−50
+2350%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2650%	55−60 +2650%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −475%	21−24 +475%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −550%	12−14 +550%
Valorant	5−6 −420%	24−27 +420%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −40%	21−24 +40%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −33.3%	20−22 +33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 −2600%	27−30 +2600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −33.3%	20−22 +33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	9−10
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −2600%	27−30 +2600%
Dota 2	14−16 −2567%	400−450 +2567%
Valorant	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring

30−33

+0%

30−33

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Valorant	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Dota 2	15 +0%	15 +0%
Elden Ring	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Fortnite	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	15 +0%	15 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Valorant	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Fortnite	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Valorant	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Elden Ring	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Metro Exodus	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
World of Tanks	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Elden Ring	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Fortnite	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is 2350% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is ahead in 24 tests (43%)
there's a draw in 32 tests (57%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.36	10.42
Recency	4 June 2008	14 December 2023
Chip lithography	55 nm	5 nm

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) has a 2794.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.

The Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9600M GT in performance tests.

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