GT 520 vs 9600 GSO

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Combined performance score

9600 GSO
0.84
+6.3%

9600 GSO outperforms GT 520 by 6% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking10941101
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.090.01
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameG92GF119
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date28 April 2008 (15 years old)13 April 2011 (12 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$49.99 $59
Current price$75 (1.5x MSRP)$88 (1.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

9600 GSO has 800% better value for money than GT 520.

Technical specs

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 cores9648
CUDA cores9648
Core clock speed550 MHz810 MHz
Number of transistors754 million292 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt29 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °C102 °C
Texture fill rate26.4 billion/sec6.5 billion/sec
Floating-point performance264 gflops155.52 gflops

Size and 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 supportPCI-E 2.016x PCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length9" (22.9 cm)5.7" (14.5 cm)
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)2.7" (6.9 cm)
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors6-pinNone
SLI options2-wayno data

Memory

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 typeGDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount384 MB1 GB (DDR3)
Memory bus width192 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory bandwidth38.4 GB/s14.4 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsDual Link DVIHDTVDual Link DVI-IHDMIVGA (optional)
Multi monitor support++
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x15362048x1536
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFInternal

API support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model4.05.1
OpenGL2.14.2
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

9600 GSO 0.84
+6.3%
GT 520 0.79

9600 GSO outperforms GT 520 by 6% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

9600 GSO 327
+6.2%
GT 520 308

9600 GSO outperforms GT 520 by 6% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.84 0.79
Recency 28 April 2008 13 April 2011
Cost $49.99 $59
Maximum RAM amount 384 MB 1 GB (DDR3)
Chip lithography 65 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 29 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce 9600 GSO and GeForce GT 520. The differences in performance seem too small.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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