GeForce GTX 1650 TU106 vs 9600 GSO 512

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking1091not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation0.09no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameG94TU106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date23 October 2008 (15 years ago)18 June 2020 (3 years ago)
Current price$75 no data

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 cores48896
CUDA cores48no data
Core clock speed650 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1590 MHz
Number of transistors505 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt90 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate15.6 billion/sec89.04
Floating-point performance156 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
Length9" (22.9 cm)229 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors6-pin1x 6-pin
SLI options2-wayno data

Memory typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz12 GB/s
Memory bandwidth57.6 GB/s192.0 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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVIHDTV1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.5
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA+7.5

Pros & Cons Summary


Recency 23 October 2008 18 June 2020
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 4 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 12 nm

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