Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) vs GeForce 9600M GT
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 9600M GT and Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) outperforms 9600M by a whopping 2190% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1339 | 509 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.41 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Xe LPG (2023−2025) |
| GPU code name | G96C | Meteor Lake iGPU |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 4 June 2008 (18 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (2 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 | 32 | 4 |
| Core clock speed | 120 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1950 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 314 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 8.000 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.08 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | no data |
| TMUs | 16 | no data |
| L2 Cache | 32 KB | no 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 size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | MXM-II | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no 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 Connectors | No outputs | 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_2 |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
| CUDA | + | - |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 1−2
−2400%
| 25
+2400%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Atomic Heart | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Atomic Heart | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−1150%
|
50
+1150%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−400%
|
35−40
+400%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−214%
|
90−95
+214%
|
Full HD
High
| Atomic Heart | 1−2
−1500%
|
16
+1500%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 14−16
−1900%
|
300−310
+1900%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1900%
|
20−22
+1900%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−2100%
|
220−230
+2100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−875%
|
39
+875%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−400%
|
35−40
+400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−317%
|
24−27
+317%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−214%
|
90−95
+214%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1900%
|
20−22
+1900%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−2100%
|
220−230
+2100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−650%
|
30
+650%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−400%
|
35−40
+400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−2067%
|
130−140
+2067%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−214%
|
90−95
+214%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
−2150%
|
45−50
+2150%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 1−2
−7300%
|
70−75
+7300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
−1150%
|
50−55
+1150%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−2200%
|
21−24
+2200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−1200%
|
12−14
+1200%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−33.3%
|
20−22
+33.3%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
−2100%
|
110−120
+2100%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−800%
|
9−10
+800%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−2150%
|
45−50
+2150%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 13
+0%
|
13
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 11
+0%
|
11
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 13
+0%
|
13
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24
+0%
|
24
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 15
+0%
|
15
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Atomic Heart | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Valorant | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Atomic Heart | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Atomic Heart | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
This is how 9600M GT and Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) compete in popular games:
- Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is 2400% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is 7300% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) performs better in 19 tests (33%)
- there's a draw in 39 tests (67%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.42 | 9.62 |
| Recency | 4 June 2008 | 14 December 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 5 nm |
Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) has a 2190% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.
The Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9600M GT in performance tests.
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