GeForce 9600 GTX vs FirePro W5170M
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 679 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | Tropo | G92 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 25 August 2014 (11 years ago) | 27 May 2009 (17 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 640 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 580 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 925 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 754 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 140 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 37.00 | 27.84 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.184 TFLOPS | 0.2784 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| TMUs | 40 | 48 |
| L1 Cache | 160 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 64 KB |
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 |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1125 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | 44.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 25 August 2014 | 27 May 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 65 nm |
W5170M has an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 132% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between FirePro W5170M and GeForce 9600 GTX. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro W5170M is a mobile workstation graphics card while GeForce 9600 GTX is a desktop one.
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