GeForce3 vs GeForce 9500 GT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9500 GT and GeForce3, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

9500 GT
2008
1 GB GDDR3, 50 Watt
0.42
+4100%

9500 GT outperforms GeForce3 by a whopping 4100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12461505
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.59no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Kelvin (2001−2003)
GPU code nameG96NV20 A5
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date29 July 2008 (16 years ago)27 February 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$85.99 $499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores32no data
Core clock speed550 MHz200 MHz
Number of transistors314 million57 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate9.6001.600
Floating-point processing power0.096 TFLOPSno data
ROPs84
TMUs168

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16AGP 4x
Length175 mm165 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR3SDR
Maximum RAM amount1 GB64 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 (GDDR3) and 500 (DDR2) MHz230 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 (GDDR3) and 16.0 (DDR2)3.68 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsDual Link DVISingle Link DVI1x VGA, 1x DB13W3
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)8.0
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL2.11.3
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

9500 GT 0.42
+4100%
GeForce3 0.01

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

9500 GT 163
+3975%
GeForce3 4

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 0.42 0.01
Recency 29 July 2008 27 February 2001
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 64 MB
Chip lithography 65 nm 150 nm

9500 GT has a 4100% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 130.8% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce 9500 GT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce3 in performance tests.


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