GeForce 8200M G vs 9500M G

Place in the ranking	1389	1479
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.12	no data
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	no data
GPU code name	G96	MCP77MV MCP79MVL
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	3 June 2008 (17 years ago)	3 June 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	16	8
Core clock speed	500 MHz	400 MHz
Number of transistors	314 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	4.000	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.04 TFLOPS	no data
Gigaflops	60	no data
ROPs	8	no data
TMUs	8	no data
L2 Cache	32 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
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	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	GDDR3	no data
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	25.6 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

No outputs

no data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	10
Shader Model	4.0	no data
OpenGL	3.3	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	-
CUDA	+	-

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

9500M G 0.29
+93.3%

8200M G 0.15

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.

9500M G 121
+86.2%

Samples: 3

8200M G 65
Samples: 366

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Valorant	24−27 +8.3%	24−27 −8.3%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Valorant	24−27 +8.3%	24−27 −8.3%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Valorant	24−27 +8.3%	24−27 −8.3%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the 9500M G is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

9500M G performs better in 13 tests (43%)
there's a draw in 17 tests (57%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.29	0.15
Chip lithography	65 nm	80 nm

9500M G has a 93.3% higher aggregate performance score, and a 23.1% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce 9500M G is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8200M G in performance tests.

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