GeForce 9500M GE vs 8800M GTS

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1197not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.42no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)no data
GPU code nameG92MCP79Mx + NB9M
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 November 2007 (18 years ago)9 January 2008 (18 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 cores6424
Core clock speed500 MHzno data
Number of transistors754 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology65 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt25 Watt
Texture fill rate16.00no data
Floating-point processing power0.16 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs32no data
L2 Cache64 KBno data

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-HEno data

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 typeGDDR3GDDR2, GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)10.0
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL3.3no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA1.1-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 November 2007 9 January 2008
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 256 MB
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 25 Watt

8800M GTS has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

9500M GE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, and 100% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 8800M GTS and GeForce 9500M GE. We've got no test results to judge.

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