GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile vs 9600 GT

Place in performance ranking	999	105
Place by popularity	not in top-100	74
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.03	no data
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	G94	GN21-X2
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	21 February 2008 (16 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$179	no data
Current price	$141 (0.8x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

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	2560
CUDA cores	64	no data
Core clock speed	650 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	2370 MHz
Number of transistors	505 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	96 Watt	115 Watt (35 - 115 Watt TGP)
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	20.8 billion/sec	140.4
Floating-point performance	208 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce 9600 GT and GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile 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). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	large
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	9" (22.9 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin	no data
SLI options	+	no data

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 type	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	6 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	16000 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	57.6 GB/s	192.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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 Connectors	HDTVTwo Dual Link DVI	Portable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.7
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9

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 HD	3−4 −3100%	96 +3100%
1440p	1−2 −4800%	49 +4800%
4K	1−2 −3000%	31 +3000%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

103

−2958%

3150−3200
+2958%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 −2943%	2100−2150 +2943%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	117 −2977%	3600−3650 +2977%
Battlefield 5	120−130 −2956%	3850−3900 +2956%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 −2938%	2400−2450 +2938%
Cyberpunk 2077	83 −2972%	2550−2600 +2972%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −2936%	2550−2600 +2936%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 −2993%	3000−3050 +2993%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −2987%	4600−4650 +2987%
Hitman 3	80−85 −2963%	2450−2500 +2963%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 −2970%	4850−4900 +2970%
Metro Exodus	110−120 −2980%	3450−3500 +2980%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 −2985%	2900−2950 +2985%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	204 −2988%	6300−6350 +2988%
Watch Dogs: Legion	118 −2993%	3650−3700 +2993%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 −2943%	2100−2150 +2943%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	92 −2943%	2800−2850 +2943%
Battlefield 5	120−130 −2956%	3850−3900 +2956%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 −2938%	2400−2450 +2938%
Cyberpunk 2077	71 −2928%	2150−2200 +2928%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −2936%	2550−2600 +2936%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 −2993%	3000−3050 +2993%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −2987%	4600−4650 +2987%
Hitman 3	47 −2985%	1450−1500 +2985%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 −2970%	4850−4900 +2970%
Metro Exodus	110−120 −2980%	3450−3500 +2980%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 −2985%	2900−2950 +2985%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	168 −2965%	5150−5200 +2965%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	156 −2977%	4800−4850 +2977%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 −2973%	2950−3000 +2973%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 −2943%	2100−2150 +2943%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70 −2971%	2150−2200 +2971%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 −2938%	2400−2450 +2938%
Cyberpunk 2077	65 −2977%	2000−2050 +2977%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −2936%	2550−2600 +2936%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −2987%	4600−4650 +2987%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 −2970%	4850−4900 +2970%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	145 −2969%	4450−4500 +2969%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80 −2963%	2450−2500 +2963%
Watch Dogs: Legion	52 −2977%	1600−1650 +2977%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95
−2985%

2900−2950

+2985%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −2967%	2300−2350 +2967%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 −2977%	2800−2850 +2977%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −2876%	1250−1300 +2876%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −2923%	1300−1350 +2923%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 −2951%	1800−1850 +2951%
Cyberpunk 2077	36 −2956%	1100−1150 +2956%
Far Cry 5	69 −2943%	2100−2150 +2943%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −2986%	2500−2550 +2986%
Hitman 3	50−55 −2900%	1500−1550 +2900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 −2959%	2600−2650 +2959%
Metro Exodus	70−75 −2982%	2250−2300 +2982%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	84 −2936%	2550−2600 +2936%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	59 −2951%	1800−1850 +2951%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35 −2900%	1050−1100 +2900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70
−2960%

2050−2100

+2960%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −2977%	1200−1250 +2977%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −2930%	1000−1050 +2930%
Hitman 3	30−35 −2869%	950−1000 +2869%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −2961%	1500−1550 +2961%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	33 −2930%	1000−1050 +2930%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	47 −2985%	1450−1500 +2985%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −2977%	800−850 +2977%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −2817%	700−750 +2817%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −2900%	750−800 +2900%
Cyberpunk 2077	18 −2956%	550−600 +2956%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −2943%	700−750 +2943%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −2956%	1650−1700 +2956%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −2961%	1500−1550 +2961%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −2949%	1250−1300 +2949%
Watch Dogs: Legion	26 −2977%	800−850 +2977%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40
−2900%

1050−1100

+2900%

This is how 9600 GT and RTX 4050 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 4050 Mobile is 3100% faster in 1080p
RTX 4050 Mobile is 4800% faster in 1440p
RTX 4050 Mobile is 3000% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.26	38.99
Recency	21 February 2008	3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	6 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	96 Watt	115 Watt