RTX A40 vs GeForce 9600 GT

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	999	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.03	no data
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	G94	GA102
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	21 February 2008 (16 years ago)	5 October 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$179	no data
Current price	$141 (0.8x MSRP)	$900

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	10752
CUDA cores	64	no data
Core clock speed	650 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1755 MHz
Number of transistors	505 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	96 Watt	300 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	20.8 billion/sec	589.7
Floating-point performance	208 gflops	no data

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 4.0 x16
Length	9" (22.9 cm)	267 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin	8-pin EPS
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	48 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	14.5 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	57.6 GB/s	695.8 GB/s

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	3x 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 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.5
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	+	8.6

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	21 February 2008	5 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	48 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	96 Watt	300 Watt

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