GeForce 9500 GT vs GTX 1070 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile with GeForce 9500 GT, including specs and performance data.
GTX 1070 Mobile outperforms 9500 GT by a whopping 6379% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 212 | 1264 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 34.30 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 16.27 | 0.60 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | GP104B | G96 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 August 2016 (8 years ago) | 29 July 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $389.99 | $85.99 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 1920 | 32 |
| Core clock speed | 1506 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1645 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 314 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 94 °C | 105 °C |
| Texture fill rate | 210.6 | 9.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | 6.738 TFLOPS | 0.096 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 8 |
| TMUs | 128 | 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 | no data |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 175 mm |
| Height | no data | 4.376" (11.1 cm) |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
| 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 8 GB/s | 800 (GDDR3) and 500 (DDR2) MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 25.6 (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 Connectors | DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI | Dual Link DVISingle Link DVI |
| Multi monitor support | + | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | S/PDIF |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GPU Boost | 3.0 | no data |
| VR Ready | + | no data |
| Ansel | + | no data |
API and SDK 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 | 2.1 |
| 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.
- Passmark
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.
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 | 100
+9900%
| 1−2
−9900%
|
| 1440p | 60 | 0−1 |
| 4K | 44 | 0−1 |
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 3.90
+2105%
| 85.99
−2105%
|
| 1440p | 6.50 | no data |
| 4K | 8.86 | no data |
- GTX 1070 Mobile has 2105% lower cost per frame in 1080p
FPS performance in popular games
- Full HD
Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - Full HD
Epic Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 1440p
Epic Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset - 4K
Epic Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 150−160
+7600%
|
2−3
−7600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 55−60 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 55−60 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 122
+12100%
|
1−2
−12100%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 150−160
+7600%
|
2−3
−7600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 55−60 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 92
+9100%
|
1−2
−9100%
|
| Fortnite | 151
+7450%
|
2−3
−7450%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 118
+11700%
|
1−2
−11700%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 85−90
+8400%
|
1−2
−8400%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 55−60 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 114
+11300%
|
1−2
−11300%
|
| Valorant | 166
+8200%
|
2−3
−8200%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 113
+11200%
|
1−2
−11200%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 150−160
+7600%
|
2−3
−7600%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 260−270
+6550%
|
4−5
−6550%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 55−60 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 120−130
+12700%
|
1−2
−12700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 92
+9100%
|
1−2
−9100%
|
| Fortnite | 148
+7300%
|
2−3
−7300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 115
+11400%
|
1−2
−11400%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 85−90
+8400%
|
1−2
−8400%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 92
+9100%
|
1−2
−9100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 55−60 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 59 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 107
+10600%
|
1−2
−10600%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 108
+10700%
|
1−2
−10700%
|
| Valorant | 156
+7700%
|
2−3
−7700%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 103
+10200%
|
1−2
−10200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 55−60 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 120−130
+12700%
|
1−2
−12700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 87
+8600%
|
1−2
−8600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 97
+9600%
|
1−2
−9600%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 55−60 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 79
+7800%
|
1−2
−7800%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 60 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 112
+11100%
|
1−2
−11100%
|
| Fortnite | 111
+11000%
|
1−2
−11000%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 180−190
+9250%
|
2−3
−9250%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 50−55 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 35 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+8650%
|
2−3
−8650%
|
| Valorant | 154
+7600%
|
2−3
−7600%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 75
+7400%
|
1−2
−7400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 61 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 76
+7500%
|
1−2
−7500%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 30−35 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 45−50 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 73
+7200%
|
1−2
−7200%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 53 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 21 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 39 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 148
+7300%
|
2−3
−7300%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 41 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 85−90
+8400%
|
1−2
−8400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 31 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 52 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 35 | 0−1 |
This is how GTX 1070 Mobile and 9500 GT compete in popular games:
- GTX 1070 Mobile is 9900% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 24.62 | 0.38 |
| Recency | 15 August 2016 | 29 July 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 50 Watt |
GTX 1070 Mobile has a 6378.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 306.3% more advanced lithography process.
9500 GT, on the other hand, has 140% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9500 GT in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce 9500 GT is a desktop one.
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