GeForce 9600 GT vs TITAN Xp

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared TITAN Xp and GeForce 9600 GT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

TITAN Xp
2017
12 GB GDDR5X, 250 Watt
50.34
+3927%

TITAN Xp outperforms 9600 GT by a whopping 3927% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking571031
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.160.04
Power efficiency13.940.91
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGP102G94
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 April 2017 (7 years ago)21 February 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,199 $179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

TITAN Xp has 32800% better value for money than 9600 GT.

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 cores384064
Core clock speed1405 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed1582 MHzno data
Number of transistors11,800 million505 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt96 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate379.720.80
Floating-point processing power12.15 TFLOPS0.208 TFLOPS
ROPs9616
TMUs24032

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).

Bus supportno data16x PCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm229 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5XGDDR3
Maximum RAM amount12 GB512 MB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1426 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth547.6 GB/s57.6 GB/s

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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPortHDTVTwo Dual Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

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.

TITAN Xp 50.34
+3927%
9600 GT 1.25

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.

TITAN Xp 19424
+3913%
9600 GT 484

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 50.34 1.25
Recency 6 April 2017 21 February 2008
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 16 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 96 Watt

TITAN Xp has a 3927.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 306.3% more advanced lithography process.

9600 GT, on the other hand, has 160.4% lower power consumption.

The TITAN Xp is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9600 GT in performance tests.


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