GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile vs 9600M GS

Place in the ranking	1299	18
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.17	41.42
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	G96C	AD103
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	3 June 2008 (16 years ago)	3 January 2023 (2 years ago)

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 cores	32	9728
Core clock speed	103 MHz	1335 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1695 MHz
Number of transistors	314 million	45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	6.880	515.3
Floating-point processing power	0.0688 TFLOPS	32.98 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	112
TMUs	16	304
Tensor Cores	no data	304
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	76

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).

Laptop size	medium sized	large
Interface	MXM-II	PCIe 4.0 x16

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	1 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	576.0 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 Connectors

No outputs

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

List of supported 3D 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	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	1.1	8.9

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.

9600M GS 0.34

RTX 4090 Mobile 72.21
+21138%

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.

9600M GS 130

RTX 4090 Mobile 27761
+21255%

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.

9600M GS 1135

RTX 4090 Mobile 113387
+9890%

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	0−1	176
1440p	0−1	133
4K	-0−1	81

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −2650%	220 +2650%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −7700%	156 +7700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −1688%	143 +1688%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3450%	71 +3450%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −7860%	398 +7860%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −3200%	130−140 +3200%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −1550%	132 +1550%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3300%	68 +3300%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −2167%	136 +2167%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −7640%	387 +7640%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −2971%	210−220 +2971%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −3200%	130−140 +3200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −3380%	170−180 +3380%
World of Tanks	12−14 −2046%	270−280 +2046%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −1438%	123 +1438%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3050%	63 +3050%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −2167%	130−140 +2167%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −7280%	369 +7280%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −2971%	210−220 +2971%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

2−3

−8650%

170−180
+8650%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −900%	90 +900%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2250%	47 +2250%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −3900%	160−170 +3900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −8100%	164 +8100%
Valorant	5−6 −6320%	300−350 +6320%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −1047%	172 +1047%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −1060%	174 +1060%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 −20800%	200−210 +20800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −1060%	174 +1060%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	90−95
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −2300%	24 +2300%
Dota 2	14−16 −1093%	179 +1093%
Valorant	1−2 −18500%	180−190 +18500%

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring

189

+0%

189

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	148 +0%	148 +0%
Valorant	350−400 +0%	350−400 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Dota 2	174 +0%	174 +0%
Elden Ring	336 +0%	336 +0%
Fortnite	280−290 +0%	280−290 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	162 +0%	162 +0%
Metro Exodus	138 +0%	138 +0%
Valorant	262 +0%	262 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Dota 2	187 +0%	187 +0%
Valorant	350−400 +0%	350−400 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	138 +0%	138 +0%
Elden Ring	219 +0%	219 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	139 +0%	139 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
World of Tanks	516 +0%	516 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	294 +0%	294 +0%
Metro Exodus	128 +0%	128 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	63 +0%	63 +0%
Elden Ring	112 +0%	112 +0%
Metro Exodus	82 +0%	82 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
World of Tanks	314 +0%	314 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	156 +0%	156 +0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4090 Mobile is 20800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 4090 Mobile is ahead in 32 tests (51%)
there's a draw in 31 test (49%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.34	72.21
Recency	3 June 2008	3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	120 Watt

9600M GS has 500% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 21138.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1275% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9600M GS in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.