ATI Fire GL3 vs GeForce 9600 GT
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1115 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.05 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.92 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | IBM (1999−2001) |
| GPU code name | G94 | GT1000 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 21 February 2008 (17 years ago) | 1 June 2000 (25 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $179 | $1,999 |
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 | 64 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 205 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 505 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 250 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 96 Watt | no data |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 20.80 | 0.21 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.208 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | 1 |
| TMUs | 32 | 1 |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | no 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 support | 16x PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | AGP 4x |
| Length | 229 mm | no data |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 120 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 57.6 GB/s | 7.68 GB/s |
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 | HDTVTwo Dual Link DVI | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| 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) | 6.0 |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 21 February 2008 | 1 June 2000 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 250 nm |
9600 GT has an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 284.6% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 9600 GT and Fire GL3. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 9600 GT is a desktop graphics card while Fire GL3 is a workstation one.
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