Quadro P620 vs GeForce 9600 GT
Aggregated performance score
Quadro P620 outperforms GeForce 9600 GT by a whopping 644% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 998 | 437 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.03 | 20.73 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | G94 | GP107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 21 February 2008 (16 years ago) | 27 May 2019 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $179 | no data |
| Current price | $141 (0.8x MSRP) | $170 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Quadro P620 has 69000% better value for money than 9600 GT.
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 | 512 |
| CUDA cores | 64 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 1177 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1442 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 505 million | 3,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 96 Watt | 25 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 20.8 billion/sec | 43.33 |
| Floating-point performance | 208 gflops | 1,490 gflops |
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 support | 16x PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 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 |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 6000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 57.6 GB/s | 80.13 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 | 4x mini-DisplayPort |
| 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 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | + | 6.1 |
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.
Quadro P620 outperforms GeForce 9600 GT by 644% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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%
Quadro P620 outperforms GeForce 9600 GT by 645% in Passmark.
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 | 6−7
−700%
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+700%
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Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.26 | 9.37 |
| Recency | 21 February 2008 | 27 May 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 96 Watt | 25 Watt |
The Quadro P620 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9600 GT in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce 9600 GT is a desktop card while Quadro P620 is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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