GT 420 OEM vs 9600 GT

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Games supported 52%
NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
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  • 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
NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 OEM
NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 OEM
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  • 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
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Games supported 40%

General info

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

Place in performance rating940not rated
Value for money0.02no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameG94GF108
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date21 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
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores6448
CUDA cores64no data
Core clock speed650 MHz700 MHz
Number of transistors505 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm40 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)96 Watt50 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate20.8 billion/sec2.800
Floating-point performance208 gflops134.4 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 support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length9" (22.9 cm)145 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors6-pinNone
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 typeGDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.6 GB/s28.8 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 ConnectorsHDTVTwo Dual Link DVI1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMIno data+
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

API support

APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model4.05.1
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/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

Technical City couldn't decide between

NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
GeForce 9600 GT

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NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 OEM
GeForce GT 420 OEM

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Competitors of GeForce 9600 GT by AMD

We believe that the nearest equivalent to GeForce 9600 GT from AMD is Radeon R7 M265DX.

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Competitors of GeForce GT 420 OEM by AMD

We believe that the nearest equivalent to GeForce GT 420 OEM from AMD is Radeon HD 8330E.

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