GeForce 9600 GSO vs RTX 2080 Mobile

Place in the ranking	108	1139
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.09
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	N18E-G3 TU104	G92
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)	28 April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$49.99

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 cores	2944	96
CUDA cores	no data	96
Core clock speed	1380 MHz	550 MHz
Boost clock speed	1590 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	13,600 million	754 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	105 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	105 °C
Texture fill rate	292.6	26.40
Floating-point processing power	9.362 gflops	0.264 gflops
ROPs	64	12
TMUs	184	48

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	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	229 mm
Height	no data	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-pin
SLI options	-	2-way

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	GDDR6	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	384 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384.0 GB/s	38.4 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 outputs	Dual Link DVIHDTV
Multi monitor support	no data	+
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.

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	6.5	4.0
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	7.5	+

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	142 +4633%	3−4 −4633%
1440p	94 +4600%	2−3 −4600%
4K	63 +6200%	1−2 −6200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

65−70
+6800%

1−2

−6800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	90 +8900%	1−2 −8900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	87 +8600%	1−2 −8600%
Battlefield 5	155 +5067%	3−4 −5067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	118 +5800%	2−3 −5800%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +6800%	1−2 −6800%
Far Cry 5	144 +4700%	3−4 −4700%
Far Cry New Dawn	159 +5200%	3−4 −5200%
Forza Horizon 4	386 +4725%	8−9 −4725%
Hitman 3	126 +6200%	2−3 −6200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	276 +5420%	5−6 −5420%
Metro Exodus	144 +4700%	3−4 −4700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	122 +6000%	2−3 −6000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	210 +5150%	4−5 −5150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	279 +4550%	6−7 −4550%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	145 +4733%	3−4 −4733%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	74 +7300%	1−2 −7300%
Battlefield 5	146 +4767%	3−4 −4767%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110 +5400%	2−3 −5400%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +6800%	1−2 −6800%
Far Cry 5	116 +5700%	2−3 −5700%
Far Cry New Dawn	116 +5700%	2−3 −5700%
Forza Horizon 4	298 +4867%	6−7 −4867%
Hitman 3	122 +6000%	2−3 −6000%
Horizon Zero Dawn	266 +5220%	5−6 −5220%
Metro Exodus	144 +4700%	3−4 −4700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	104 +5100%	2−3 −5100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	140−150 +4667%	3−4 −4667%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +8000%	1−2 −8000%
Watch Dogs: Legion	274 +5380%	5−6 −5380%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	67 +6600%	1−2 −6600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	66 +6500%	1−2 −6500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	82 +8100%	1−2 −8100%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +6800%	1−2 −6800%
Far Cry 5	84 +8300%	1−2 −8300%
Forza Horizon 4	139 +6850%	2−3 −6850%
Hitman 3	102 +5000%	2−3 −5000%
Horizon Zero Dawn	139 +6850%	2−3 −6850%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	140−150 +4667%	3−4 −4667%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95 +4650%	2−3 −4650%
Watch Dogs: Legion	71 +7000%	1−2 −7000%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

112

+5500%

2−3
−5500%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	108 +5300%	2−3 −5300%
Far Cry New Dawn	81 +8000%	1−2 −8000%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55 +5400%	1−2 −5400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	52 +5100%	1−2 −5100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	61 +6000%	1−2 −6000%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35	0−1
Far Cry 5	67 +6600%	1−2 −6600%
Forza Horizon 4	280 +4567%	6−7 −4567%
Hitman 3	72 +7100%	1−2 −7100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	117 +5750%	2−3 −5750%
Metro Exodus	89 +8800%	1−2 −8800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	95−100 +4650%	2−3 −4650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +5600%	1−2 −5600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	264 +5180%	5−6 −5180%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

98
+4800%

2−3

−4800%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55 +5400%	1−2 −5400%
Far Cry New Dawn	48 +4700%	1−2 −4700%
Hitman 3	42	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	120 +5900%	2−3 −5900%
Metro Exodus	75 +7400%	1−2 −7400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65 +6400%	1−2 −6400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	38	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	34	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	36	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	0−1
Far Cry 5	35	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	82 +8100%	1−2 −8100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +5200%	1−2 −5200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	31	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

52
+5100%

1−2

−5100%

This is how RTX 2080 Mobile and 9600 GSO compete in popular games:

RTX 2080 Mobile is 4633% faster in 1080p
RTX 2080 Mobile is 4600% faster in 1440p
RTX 2080 Mobile is 6200% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	39.52	0.85
Recency	6 January 2019	28 April 2008
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	384 MB
Chip lithography	12 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	105 Watt

RTX 2080 Mobile has a 4549.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 2033.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 441.7% more advanced lithography process.

9600 GSO, on the other hand, has 42.9% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9600 GSO in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce 9600 GSO is a desktop one.

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