GeForce 9600 GTX vs Radeon R9 M265X

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking775not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameVenusG92
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date21 March 2014 (10 years ago)27 May 2009 (15 years ago)

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 cores64096
Compute units10no data
Core clock speed575 MHz580 MHz
Boost clock speed625 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,500 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data140 Watt
Texture fill rate25.0027.84
Floating-point processing power0.8 TFLOPS0.2784 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4048

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin

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 amount4 GB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz700 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s44.8 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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1111.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.43.3
OpenCLNot Listed1.1
Vulkan-N/A
Mantle+-
CUDA-1.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 21 March 2014 27 May 2009
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm

R9 M265X has an age advantage of 4 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 M265X and GeForce 9600 GTX. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M265X is a notebook card while GeForce 9600 GTX is a desktop one.


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