GeForce 9600 GT Rev. 2 vs RTX A4500 Embedded
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 301 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 20.65 | no data |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2025) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | GA104 | G94B |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 30 March 2022 (4 years ago) | 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 | 5888 | 64 |
| Core clock speed | 510 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1215 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 17,400 million | 505 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 95 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 223.6 | 20.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | 14.31 TFLOPS | 0.208 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 96 | 16 |
| TMUs | 184 | 32 |
| Tensor Cores | 184 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 46 | no data |
| L1 Cache | 5.8 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB | 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 4.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 229 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR6 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 384.0 GB/s | 57.6 GB/s |
| 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 | Portable Device Dependent | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | N/A |
| CUDA | 8.6 | 1.1 |
| DLSS | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 30 March 2022 | 21 February 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 95 Watt |
RTX A4500 Embedded has an age advantage of 14 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 588% more advanced lithography process, and 19% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between RTX A4500 Embedded and GeForce 9600 GT Rev. 2. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that RTX A4500 Embedded is a mobile workstation graphics card while GeForce 9600 GT Rev. 2 is a desktop one.
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