RTX A2000 Max-Q vs GeForce 9600 GSO

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	1229	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.09	no data
Power efficiency	0.71	no data
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code name	G92	GA107
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	28 April 2008 (18 years ago)	12 April 2021 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$49.99	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

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	96	2560
Core clock speed	550 MHz	682 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1207 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	95 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	26.40	96.56
Floating-point processing power	0.264 TFLOPS	6.18 TFLOPS
ROPs	12	48
TMUs	48	80
Tensor Cores	no data	80
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	20
L1 Cache	no data	2.5 MB
L2 Cache	48 KB	2 MB

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 support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	229 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None
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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	384 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	176.0 GB/s
Resizable BAR	-	+

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	Dual Link DVIHDTV	Portable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.8
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	8.6
DLSS	-	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	28 April 2008	12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount	384 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	95 Watt