GeForce RTX 2050 Max-Q vs 9600 GSO
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1203 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 83 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.09 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.70 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | G92 | GA107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 28 April 2008 (17 years ago) | 17 December 2021 (3 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 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 832 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1155 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 30 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 26.40 | 73.92 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.264 TFLOPS | 4.731 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 12 | 32 |
| TMUs | 48 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 32 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 1 MB |
| L2 Cache | 48 KB | 2 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 3.0 x8 |
| Length | 229 mm | no data |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 384 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s | 96 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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 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 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 28 April 2008 | 17 December 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 384 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 30 Watt |
RTX 2050 Max-Q has an age advantage of 13 years, a 966.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 712.5% more advanced lithography process, and 250% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 9600 GSO and GeForce RTX 2050 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 9600 GSO is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 2050 Max-Q is a notebook one.
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