Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GT 420 OEM vs 9600 GT
- Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
- Core clock speed 650 MHz
- Max video memory 512 MB
- Memory type GDDR3
- Memory clock speed 900 MHz
- Maximum resolution
- Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
- Core clock speed 700 MHz
- Max video memory 1024 MB
- Memory type DDR3
- Memory clock speed 1800 MHz
- Maximum resolution
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance rating | 940 | not rated |
Value for money | 0.02 | no data |
Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
GPU code name | G94 | GF108 |
Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Release date | 21 February 2008 (15 years old) | 3 September 2010 (12 years old) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $179 | no data |
Current price | $300 (1.7x MSRP) | no data |
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 cores | 64 | 48 |
CUDA cores | 64 | no data |
Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 700 MHz |
Number of transistors | 505 million | 585 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 40 nm |
Thermal design power (TDP) | 96 Watt | 50 Watt |
Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
Texture fill rate | 20.8 billion/sec | 2.800 |
Floating-point performance | 208 gflops | 134.4 gflops |
Dimensions and compatibility
Information on 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).
Bus support | 16x PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Length | 9" (22.9 cm) | 145 mm |
Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
Supplementary power connectors | 6-pin | None |
SLI options | + | no data |
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR3 |
Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1800 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 57.6 GB/s | 28.8 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 Connectors | HDTVTwo Dual Link DVI | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
Multi monitor support | + | no data |
HDMI | no data | + |
Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
Audio input for HDMI | S/PDIF | no data |
API support
APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.
DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (11_0) |
Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.1 |
OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
CUDA | + | 2.1 |
Advantages and disadvantages
Recency | 21 February 2008 | 3 September 2010 |
Memory bus width | 256 | 128 |
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 64 | 48 |
Memory bandwidth | 57.6 | 28.8 |
Chip lithography | 65 nm | 40 nm |
Thermal design power (TDP) | 96 Watt | 50 Watt |
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