GeForce 9500M GE vs FX 5600

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	1572	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.06	no data
Architecture	Rankine (2003−2005)	no data
GPU code name	NV31	MCP79Mx + NB9M
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	6 March 2003 (23 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 cores	no data	24
Core clock speed	325 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	80 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	1.300	no data
ROPs	4	no data
TMUs	4	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).

Interface	AGP 8x	no data
Width	1-slot	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	DDR	GDDR2, GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	128 MB	256 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	250 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	8 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	no data	-

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

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

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API and SDK support

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

DirectX	9.0a	10.0
OpenGL	1.5 (2.1)	no data
OpenCL	N/A	no data
Vulkan	N/A	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 March 2003	9 January 2008
Maximum RAM amount	128 MB	256 MB
Chip lithography	130 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	25 Watt