HD Graphics P4000 vs GeForce 9600 GSO 512
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 9600 GSO 512 and HD Graphics P4000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD Graphics P4000 outperforms 9600 GSO 512 by an impressive 56% 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 | 1201 | 1084 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.68 | 2.10 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Generation 7.0 (2012−2013) |
| GPU code name | G94 | Ivy Bridge GT2 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 23 October 2008 (17 years ago) | 14 May 2012 (13 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 | 48 | 128 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1250 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 505 million | 1,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 15.60 | 20.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.156 TFLOPS | 0.32 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 1 |
| TMUs | 24 | 16 |
| L2 Cache | 64 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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 229 mm | no data |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | no data |
| 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 | GDDR3 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 57.6 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 | Two Dual Link DVIHDTV | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | S/PDIF | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.1 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.80 |
| 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.
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.
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 | 0.79 | 1.23 |
| Recency | 23 October 2008 | 14 May 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 45 Watt |
HD Graphics P4000 has a 55.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 195.5% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.
The HD Graphics P4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9600 GSO 512 in performance tests.
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