8800 GT vs 9600 GT

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General info

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

Place in performance ranking995996
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.030.02
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameG94G92
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date21 February 2008 (16 years old)29 October 2007 (16 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$179 $349
Current price$141 (0.8x MSRP)$166 (0.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

9600 GT has 50% better value for money than 8800 GT.

Technical specs

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 cores64112
CUDA cores64112
Core clock speed650 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors505 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)96 Watt105 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °C105 °C
Texture fill rate20.8 billion/sec33.6 billion/sec
Floating-point performance208 gflops336.0 gflops

Size and 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 2.0PCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length9" (22.9 cm)9" (22.9 cm)
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)Single Slot
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors6-pin6-pin & 8-pin
SLI options+2-way

Memory

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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.6 GB/s57.6 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 DVIDual Link DVIHDTV
Multi monitor support++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x15362048x1536
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFS/PDIF

Technologies

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

High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)no data128bit

API support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model4.04.0
OpenGL2.12.1
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA++

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 GT 1.26
8800 GT 1.26

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 GT 489
+0.4%
8800 GT 487

Gaming performance

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

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 21 February 2008 29 October 2007
Cost $179 $349
Power consumption (TDP) 96 Watt 105 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce 9600 GT and GeForce 8800 GT. The differences in performance seem too small.


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