GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile vs 9600 GTX
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 177 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 85 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 52.16 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) |
| GPU code name | G92 | GB207 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 27 May 2009 (17 years ago) | 24 June 2025 (1 year 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 | 96 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 580 MHz | 1020 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 16.9 billion |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 27.84 | 120.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.2784 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 48 | 80 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 80 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 20 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 2.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | 32 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).
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | no 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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 44.8 GB/s | 384.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| 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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | Portable Device Dependent |
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 | 6.9 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.4 |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 12.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 27 May 2009 | 24 June 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 50 Watt |
RTX 5050 Mobile has an age advantage of 16 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 92% more advanced lithography process, and 64% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 9600 GTX and GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 9600 GTX is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile is a notebook one.
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