GeForce 9600 GT Rev. 2 vs Iris Plus Graphics 930
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Generation 11.0 (2019−2021) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | Ice Lake GT2 | G94B |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | no data | 21 February 2008 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $179 |
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 | 256 | 64 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 505 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 95 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 16.00 | 20.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.512 TFLOPS | 0.208 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| TMUs | 16 | 32 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 64 KB |
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 | PCIe 3.0 x1 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 229 mm |
| Width | IGP | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin |
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 | System Shared | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 57.6 GB/s |
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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 95 Watt |
Iris Plus Graphics 930 has a 450% more advanced lithography process, and 533% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Iris Plus Graphics 930 and GeForce 9600 GT Rev. 2. We've got no test results to judge.
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