Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU vs GeForce 9600 GSO

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	1207	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.09	no data
Power efficiency	0.70	no data
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	no data
GPU code name	G92	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	28 April 2008 (17 years ago)	17 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$49.99	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

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	96	19
Core clock speed	550 MHz	444 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1398 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	20 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	26.40	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.264 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	12	no data
TMUs	48	no data
L2 Cache	48 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	no data	medium sized
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data
Length	229 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
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	LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount	384 MB	no data
Memory bus width	192 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	38.4 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	Dual Link DVIHDTV	no data
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)	no data
Shader Model	4.0	no data
OpenGL	2.1	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	-
CUDA	+	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	28 April 2008	17 January 2023
Chip lithography	65 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	20 Watt

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