CMP 90HX vs GeForce 9600 GSO

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	1215	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.09	no data
Power efficiency	0.71	no data
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code name	G92	GA102
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	28 April 2008 (18 years ago)	28 July 2021 (4 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	6400
Core clock speed	550 MHz	1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1710 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	320 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	26.40	342.0
Floating-point processing power	0.264 TFLOPS	21.89 TFLOPS
ROPs	12	80
TMUs	48	200
Tensor Cores	no data	200
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	50
L1 Cache	no data	6.3 MB
L2 Cache	48 KB	5 MB

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).

Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x4
Length	229 mm	285 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	2x 8-pin
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	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	384 MB	10 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	320 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1188 MHz
Memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	760.3 GB/s
Resizable BAR	-	+

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 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)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.8
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	8.6
DLSS	-	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	28 April 2008	28 July 2021
Maximum RAM amount	384 MB	10 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	320 Watt