HD Graphics 4000 vs GeForce 9600 GSO

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Aggregate performance score

9600 GSO
2008
384 MB GDDR3, 105 Watt
0.85

HD Graphics 4000 outperforms GeForce 9600 GSO by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking10981030
Place by popularitynot in top-10035
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.090.13
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Gen. 7 Ivy Bridge (2011−2012)
GPU code nameG92Ivy Bridge
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date28 April 2008 (16 years ago)23 March 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$49.99 no data
Current price$75 (1.5x MSRP)$91

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD Graphics 4000 has 44% better value for money than 9600 GSO.

Detailed specifications

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 cores9616
CUDA cores96no data
Core clock speed550 MHz350 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1350 MHz
Number of transistors754 million1,200 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)105 Wattunknown
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate26.4 billion/sec20.80
Floating-point performance264 gflops33.6 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce 9600 GSO and HD Graphics 4000 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length9" (22.9 cm)no data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors6-pinno data
SLI options2-wayno data

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 typeGDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount384 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width192 Bit64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth38.4 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno data+

Connectivity and outputs

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 DVIHDTVNo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Syncno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)11.1 (11_0)
Shader Model4.05.0
OpenGL2.14.0
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.1.80
CUDA+no data

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 0.85
HD Graphics 4000 1.17
+37.6%

HD Graphics 4000 outperforms GeForce 9600 GSO by 38% based on our aggregate 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
HD Graphics 4000 454
+38.8%

HD Graphics 4000 outperforms GeForce 9600 GSO by 39% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p8−9
−50%
12
+50%
Full HD7−8
−42.9%
10
+42.9%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.85 1.17
Recency 28 April 2008 23 March 2011
Chip lithography 65 nm 22 nm

The HD Graphics 4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9600 GSO in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9600 GSO is a desktop card while HD Graphics 4000 is a notebook one.


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

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