HD Graphics (Haswell) vs GeForce 9600 GSO

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9600 GSO with HD Graphics (Haswell), including specs and performance data.

9600 GSO
2008
384 MB GDDR3, 105 Watt
0.84

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11421143
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.09no data
Power efficiency0.70no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Gen. 7.5 Haswell (2012)
GPU code nameG92Haswell GT1
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date28 April 2008 (16 years ago)1 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$49.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores9610
Core clock speed550 MHz200 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1000 MHz
Number of transistors754 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology65 nm22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)105 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate26.40no data
Floating-point processing power0.264 TFLOPSno data
ROPs12no data
TMUs48no 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).

Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
Length229 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data
SLI options2-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 typeGDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount384 MBno data
Memory bus width192 Bit64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth38.4 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

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

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)11.1
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL2.1no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA+-

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:

Full HD8−9
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8
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Cost per frame, $

1080p6.25no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
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6−7
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
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6−7
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Forza Horizon 4 7−8
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7−8
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Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
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Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
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6−7
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Far Cry 5 9−10
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9−10
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Fortnite 2−3
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2−3
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Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+0%
7−8
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8
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8
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Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
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5−6
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
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6−7
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World of Tanks 21−24
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21−24
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Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
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6−7
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Far Cry 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
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Forza Horizon 4 7−8
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7−8
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
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10−12
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1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
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4−5
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World of Tanks 4−5
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4−5
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1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
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Valorant 5−6
+0%
5−6
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4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Dota 2 14−16
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14−16
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Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
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1−2
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how 9600 GSO and HD Graphics (Haswell) compete in popular games:

  • A tie in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 36 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Recency 28 April 2008 1 October 2012
Chip lithography 65 nm 22 nm

HD Graphics (Haswell) has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 195.5% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce 9600 GSO and HD Graphics (Haswell).

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


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