GeForce 9500M GE vs GT 630M

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	1106	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.88	no data
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	no data
GPU code name	GF108B	MCP79Mx + NB9M
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	22 March 2012 (14 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	96	24
Core clock speed	Up to 800 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	585 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	7.600	no data
ROPs	4	no data
TMUs	16	no data
L1 Cache	128 KB	no data
L2 Cache	128 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
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	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	DDR3\GDDR5	GDDR2, GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	256 MB
Memory bus width	Up to 128bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	Up to 32.0 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	Portable Device Dependent	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	Up to 2048x1536	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray	+	-
Optimus	+	-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	10.0
DirectX 11.2	12 API	no data
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	-
CUDA	+	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	22 March 2012	9 January 2008
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	256 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	25 Watt