Xbox Series X GPU vs GeForce 9650M GS

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1171not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.65no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameG84Scarlett
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date13 March 2008 (16 years ago)10 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499

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 cores323328
Core clock speed625 MHz1825 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1725 MHz
Number of transistors289 million15,300 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)29 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate10.00379.6
Floating-point processing power0.08 TFLOPS12.15 TFLOPS
ROPs864
TMUs16208

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16IGP
Lengthno data301 mm
Widthno dataIGP
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 MB10 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s560.0 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 Model4.06.5
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA1.1-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 March 2008 10 November 2020
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 10 GB
Chip lithography 80 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 29 Watt 200 Watt

9650M GS has 589.7% lower power consumption.

Xbox Series X GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 12 years, a 1900% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1042.9% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 9650M GS and Xbox Series X GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 9650M GS is a notebook card while Xbox Series X GPU is a desktop one.


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