GeForce 9500 GT vs GTX 1070 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1070 Ti and GeForce 9500 GT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1070 Ti
2017
8 GB GDDR5, 180 Watt
38.15
+8772%

GTX 1070 Ti outperforms 9500 GT by a whopping 8772% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1211248
Place by popularity60not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation31.21no data
Power efficiency14.520.59
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGP104G96
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date2 November 2017 (7 years ago)29 July 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $85.99

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 cores243232
Core clock speed1607 MHz550 MHz
Boost clock speed1683 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,200 million314 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt50 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate255.89.600
Floating-point processing power8.186 TFLOPS0.096 TFLOPS
ROPs648
TMUs15216

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm175 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone
SLI options-+

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount8 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2002 MHz800 (GDDR3) and 500 (DDR2) MHz
Memory bandwidth256.3 GB/s25.6 (GDDR3) and 16.0 (DDR2)
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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortDual Link DVISingle Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.44.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA6.1+

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 1070 Ti 38.15
+8772%
9500 GT 0.43

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.

GTX 1070 Ti 14695
+8806%
9500 GT 165

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 HD112
+11100%
1−2
−11100%
1440p700−1
4K500−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.5685.99
1440p5.70no data
4K7.98no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 65−70 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70 0−1
Battlefield 5 120−130
+12200%
1−2
−12200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70 0−1
Far Cry 5 100
+9900%
1−2
−9900%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+9400%
1−2
−9400%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+9350%
2−3
−9350%
Hitman 3 80−85 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+15900%
1−2
−15900%
Metro Exodus 138
+13700%
1−2
−13700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+8900%
1−2
−8900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+13700%
1−2
−13700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+12600%
1−2
−12600%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70 0−1
Battlefield 5 60 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70 0−1
Far Cry 5 82 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 44 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+9350%
2−3
−9350%
Hitman 3 80−85 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+15900%
1−2
−15900%
Metro Exodus 122
+12100%
1−2
−12100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+8900%
1−2
−8900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+13700%
1−2
−13700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+12600%
1−2
−12600%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 63 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70 0−1
Far Cry 5 59 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 100
+9900%
1−2
−9900%
Hitman 3 80−85 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+15900%
1−2
−15900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+13700%
1−2
−13700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+12600%
1−2
−12600%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+8900%
1−2
−8900%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 64 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 48 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33 0−1
Far Cry 5 42 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+10650%
2−3
−10650%
Hitman 3 45−50 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85 0−1
Metro Exodus 76 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+9100%
1−2
−9100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 180−190
+9350%
2−3
−9350%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70 0−1

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 35 0−1
Hitman 3 30−35 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+8800%
2−3
−8800%
Metro Exodus 42 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 47 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14 0−1
Far Cry 5 23 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 55 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35 0−1

This is how GTX 1070 Ti and 9500 GT compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1070 Ti is 11100% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 38.15 0.43
Recency 2 November 2017 29 July 2008
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 50 Watt

GTX 1070 Ti has a 8772.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 306.3% more advanced lithography process.

9500 GT, on the other hand, has 260% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1070 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9500 GT in performance tests.


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