GeForce 9600 GT vs GTX 970M SLI

Place in the ranking	233	1045
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.06
Power efficiency	10.38	0.90
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	no data	G94
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 October 2014 (10 years ago)	21 February 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$179

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	2560	64
Core clock speed	924 MHz	650 MHz
Boost clock speed	1038 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2x 5200 Million	505 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	162 Watt	96 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	105 °C
Texture fill rate	no data	20.80
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.208 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	16
TMUs	no data	32

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	no data	16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface	no data	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	229 mm
Height	no data	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-pin
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	2x 6 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	2x 192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	57.6 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	no data	HDTVTwo Dual Link DVI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
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.

Optimus

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	no data	4.0
OpenGL	no data	2.1
OpenCL	no data	1.1
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	86 +2050%	4−5 −2050%
4K	41 +1950%	2−3 −1950%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	44.75
4K	no data	89.50

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +2150%	2−3 −2150%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +2400%	2−3 −2400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +2400%	3−4 −2400%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +2150%	2−3 −2150%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +2400%	2−3 −2400%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +2040%	5−6 −2040%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 +2067%	3−4 −2067%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +2033%	3−4 −2033%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +2600%	2−3 −2600%
Valorant	95−100 +1860%	5−6 −1860%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +2400%	3−4 −2400%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +2150%	2−3 −2150%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +2400%	2−3 −2400%
Dota 2	80−85 +2000%	4−5 −2000%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +2400%	3−4 −2400%
Fortnite	120−130 +1950%	6−7 −1950%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +2040%	5−6 −2040%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 +2067%	3−4 −2067%
Grand Theft Auto V	80−85 +2000%	4−5 −2000%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +2033%	3−4 −2033%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 +2114%	7−8 −2114%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +2600%	2−3 −2600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85 +2025%	4−5 −2025%
Valorant	95−100 +1860%	5−6 −1860%
World of Tanks	250−260 +2025%	12−14 −2025%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +2400%	3−4 −2400%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +2150%	2−3 −2150%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +2400%	2−3 −2400%
Dota 2	80−85 +2000%	4−5 −2000%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +2400%	3−4 −2400%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +2040%	5−6 −2040%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 +2067%	3−4 −2067%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 +2114%	7−8 −2114%
Valorant	95−100 +1860%	5−6 −1860%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	40−45 +1950%	2−3 −1950%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 +1950%	2−3 −1950%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 +1983%	6−7 −1983%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +2100%	1−2 −2100%
World of Tanks	160−170 +1925%	8−9 −1925%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +2350%	2−3 −2350%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +2000%	1−2 −2000%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +2267%	3−4 −2267%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +2067%	3−4 −2067%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 +3800%	1−2 −3800%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +2700%	2−3 −2700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +3500%	1−2 −3500%
Valorant	65−70 +2100%	3−4 −2100%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11	0−1
Dota 2	40−45 +2000%	2−3 −2000%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 +2000%	2−3 −2000%
Metro Exodus	18−20	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 +2367%	3−4 −2367%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +2000%	2−3 −2000%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +2400%	1−2 −2400%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9	0−1
Dota 2	40−45 +2000%	2−3 −2000%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +3100%	1−2 −3100%
Fortnite	30−33 +2900%	1−2 −2900%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +3700%	1−2 −3700%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 +2000%	1−2 −2000%
Valorant	30−35 +3100%	1−2 −3100%