ATI GameCube GPU vs GeForce 9600 GT

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1031not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.04no data
Power efficiency0.91no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Rage 5 (2000)
GPU code nameG94Flipper
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date21 February 2008 (16 years ago)24 August 2000 (24 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$179 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 cores64no data
Core clock speed650 MHz162 MHz
Number of transistors505 million51 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)96 Watt45 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate20.800.65
Floating-point processing power0.208 TFLOPSno data
ROPs164
TMUs324

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 support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16IGP
Length229 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data
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 typeGDDR3SDR
Maximum RAM amount512 MB16 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz162 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.6 GB/s1.296 GB/s

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 ConnectorsHDTVTwo Dual Link DVINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
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)6.0+
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL2.1N/A
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 21 February 2008 24 August 2000
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 16 MB
Chip lithography 65 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 96 Watt 45 Watt

9600 GT has an age advantage of 7 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 176.9% more advanced lithography process.

ATI GameCube GPU, on the other hand, has 113.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 9600 GT and GameCube GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 9600 GT is a desktop card while GameCube GPU is a notebook one.


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