GeForce 9650M GT vs GTX 1060 Mobile

Place in the ranking	287	1293
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	27.26	no data
Power efficiency	16.98	1.07
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	GP106	G96C
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 August 2016 (8 years ago)	19 August 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$237.11	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	1280	32
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	550 MHz
Boost clock speed	1708 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	4,400 million	314 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	23 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	94 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	133.6	8.800
Floating-point processing power	4.275 TFLOPS	0.0848 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	8
TMUs	80	16

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	large	medium sized
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-II

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	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	256 MB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2002 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192 GB/s	25.6 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 Connectors	DP 1.43, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDCP	2.2	-
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	1920x1200
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream	+	-
GPU Boost	3.0	no data
VR Ready	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	6.4	4.0
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
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.

GTX 1060 Mobile 18.84
+5441%

9650M GT 0.34

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.

GTX 1060 Mobile 34127
+2513%

9650M GT 1306

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	68 +6700%	1−2 −6700%
1440p	44	0−1
4K	30	0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.49	no data
1440p	5.39	no data
4K	7.90	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40 +567%	6−7 −567%
Cyberpunk 2077	37 +1133%	3−4 −1133%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	63 +6200%	1−2 −6200%
Counter-Strike 2	31 +417%	6−7 −417%
Cyberpunk 2077	32 +967%	3−4 −967%
Forza Horizon 4	106 +1667%	6−7 −1667%
Forza Horizon 5	67 +6600%	1−2 −6600%
Metro Exodus	69 +6800%	1−2 −6800%
Red Dead Redemption 2	74 +1750%	4−5 −1750%
Valorant	86 +8500%	1−2 −8500%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	73 +7200%	1−2 −7200%
Counter-Strike 2	27 +350%	6−7 −350%
Cyberpunk 2077	26 +767%	3−4 −767%
Dota 2	49	0−1
Far Cry 5	70 +900%	7−8 −900%
Fortnite	94 +9300%	1−2 −9300%
Forza Horizon 4	80 +1233%	6−7 −1233%
Forza Horizon 5	41	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	74 +7300%	1−2 −7300%
Metro Exodus	49	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	204 +2814%	7−8 −2814%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27 +575%	4−5 −575%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75 +1400%	5−6 −1400%
Valorant	53	0−1
World of Tanks	222 +1608%	12−14 −1608%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	57 +5600%	1−2 −5600%
Counter-Strike 2	23 +283%	6−7 −283%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 +667%	3−4 −667%
Dota 2	118 +5800%	2−3 −5800%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +843%	7−8 −843%
Forza Horizon 4	68 +1033%	6−7 −1033%
Forza Horizon 5	45	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55 +686%	7−8 −686%
Valorant	72 +7100%	1−2 −7100%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	30−35	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 +5800%	2−3 −5800%
Red Dead Redemption 2	17	0−1
World of Tanks	130−140 +6600%	2−3 −6600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	42	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +1225%	4−5 −1225%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	30−35	0−1
Metro Exodus	45	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +600%	4−5 −600%
Valorant	46 +820%	5−6 −820%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Dota 2	30−35 +127%	14−16 −127%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 +120%	14−16 −120%
Metro Exodus	14	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	64 +6300%	1−2 −6300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	11	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +120%	14−16 −120%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	22	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Dota 2	30−35 +127%	14−16 −127%
Far Cry 5	24−27	0−1
Fortnite	26	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	27−30	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	16−18	0−1
Valorant	23 +2200%	1−2 −2200%

This is how GTX 1060 Mobile and 9650M GT compete in popular games:

GTX 1060 Mobile is 6700% faster in 1080p

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1060 Mobile is 6300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 1060 Mobile is ahead in 31 test (94%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	18.84	0.34
Recency	15 August 2016	19 August 2008
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	256 MB
Chip lithography	16 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	23 Watt

GTX 1060 Mobile has a 5441.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 243.8% more advanced lithography process.

9650M GT, on the other hand, has 247.8% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9650M GT in performance tests.

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