GeForce 9600 GSO 512 vs GRID M40
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GRID M40 with GeForce 9600 GSO 512, including specs and performance data.
M40 outperforms 9600 GSO 512 by a whopping 405% 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 | 741 | 1201 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 6.08 | 0.67 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | GM107 | G94 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 18 May 2016 (9 years ago) | 23 October 2008 (17 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 48 |
| Core clock speed | 1033 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,870 million | 505 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 90 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Texture fill rate | 33.06 | 15.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7933 TFLOPS | 0.156 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| TMUs | 32 | 24 |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 2 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 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 229 mm |
| Height | no data | 4.376" (11.1 cm) |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin |
| SLI options | - | 2-way |
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 | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1300 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 83.2 GB/s | 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 | Two Dual Link DVIHDTV |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | S/PDIF |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | 5.0 | + |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.94 | 0.78 |
| Recency | 18 May 2016 | 23 October 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 90 Watt |
GRID M40 has a 405.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 80% lower power consumption.
The GRID M40 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9600 GSO 512 in performance tests.
Be aware that GRID M40 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 9600 GSO 512 is a desktop one.
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