GeForce RTX 4090 vs 9600M GS

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Primary details

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

Place in performance rankingnot rated1
Place by popularitynot in top-1004
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data15.28
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameNB9P-GEAD102-300-A1
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date3 June 2008 (16 years ago)20 September 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,599
Current price$154 $1756 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores3216384
CUDA cores32no data
Core clock speed103 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2520 MHz
Number of transistors314 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt450 Watt
Texture fill rate6.8801,290
Floating-point performance68.8 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce 9600M GS and GeForce RTX 4090 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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfaceMXM-IIPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-pin

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 typeGDDR2, GDDR3GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount1 GB24 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz21000 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMIno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.6
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA1.18.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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%

9600M GS 118
RTX 4090 38658
+32661%

RTX 4090 outperforms 9600M GS by 32661% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

9600M GS 1135
RTX 4090 137170
+11985%

RTX 4090 outperforms 9600M GS by 11985% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 June 2008 20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 450 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce 9600M GS and GeForce RTX 4090. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 9600M GS is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4090 is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS
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