GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs 9600 GT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9600 GT and GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

9600 GT
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 96 Watt
1.25

RTX 3090 Ti outperforms 9600 GT by a whopping 6066% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking103811
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.068.29
Power efficiency0.9011.74
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameG94GA102
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date21 February 2008 (16 years ago)27 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$179 $1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3090 Ti has 13717% better value for money than 9600 GT.

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 cores6410752
Core clock speed650 MHz1560 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1860 MHz
Number of transistors505 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)96 Watt450 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate20.80625.0
Floating-point processing power0.208 TFLOPS40 TFLOPS
ROPs16112
TMUs32336
Tensor Coresno data336
Ray Tracing Coresno data84

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 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length229 mm336 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 16-pin
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 typeGDDR3GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount512 MB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.6 GB/s1,008 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 DVI1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI-+
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)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.6
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 1.25
RTX 3090 Ti 77.08
+6066%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

9600 GT 482
RTX 3090 Ti 29703
+6062%

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD3−4
−7467%
227
+7467%
1440p2−3
−7300%
148
+7300%
4K1−2
−10800%
109
+10800%

Cost per frame, $

1080p59.678.81
1440p89.5013.51
4K179.0018.34

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 219
+0%
219
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 160
+0%
160
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 201
+0%
201
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 138
+0%
138
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 173
+0%
173
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 123
+0%
123
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 152
+0%
152
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 193
+0%
193
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130
+0%
130
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 108
+0%
108
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 104
+0%
104
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Hitman 3 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hitman 3 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 173
+0%
173
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 73
+0%
73
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 53
+0%
53
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70
+0%
70
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

This is how 9600 GT and RTX 3090 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3090 Ti is 7467% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3090 Ti is 7300% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3090 Ti is 10800% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.25 77.08
Recency 21 February 2008 27 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 24 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 96 Watt 450 Watt

9600 GT has 368.8% lower power consumption.

RTX 3090 Ti, on the other hand, has a 6066.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 712.5% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9600 GT in performance tests.


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