Quadro RTX 6000 vs GeForce 9600 GS OEM

Primary details

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

Place in performance rankingnot rated57
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data10.20
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameG94TU102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date29 July 2008 (15 years ago)13 August 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$6,299
Current priceno data$3083 (0.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores484608
Core clock speed500 MHz1440 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1770 MHz
Number of transistors505 million18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data260 Watt
Texture fill rate12.00509.8
Floating-point performance120 gflopsno 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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeDDR2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount768 MB24 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth48 GB/s672.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model4.06.5
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA1.17.5

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 July 2008 13 August 2018
Maximum RAM amount 768 MB 24 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 12 nm

We couldn't decide between GeForce 9600 GS OEM and Quadro RTX 6000. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 9600 GS OEM is a desktop card while Quadro RTX 6000 is a workstation one.


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NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GS OEM
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