UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) vs GeForce 9600M GS
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 9600M GS and UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) outperforms 9600M GS by a whopping 2031% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1318 | 563 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.15 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Gen. 12 (2021−2023) |
| GPU code name | G96C | Alder Lake Xe |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 3 June 2008 (16 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (3 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 | 64 |
| Core clock speed | 103 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 314 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 6.880 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0688 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | no data |
| TMUs | 16 | 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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | MXM-II | 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 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
| 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 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | no data | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12_1 |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
| CUDA | 1.1 | - |
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.
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.
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 | 21 |
| 1440p | 0−1 | 11 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
−1100%
|
24
+1100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1700%
|
18
+1700%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
−800%
|
18
+800%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1400%
|
15
+1400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−900%
|
30−33
+900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−257%
|
24−27
+257%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−181%
|
70−75
+181%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
−550%
|
13
+550%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
−738%
|
100−110
+738%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1000%
|
11
+1000%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−430%
|
53
+430%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−900%
|
30−33
+900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−257%
|
24−27
+257%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−475%
|
23
+475%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−181%
|
70−75
+181%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1300%
|
14−16
+1300%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−390%
|
49
+390%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−900%
|
30−33
+900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−257%
|
24−27
+257%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−175%
|
11
+175%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
+18.2%
|
22
−18.2%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−1200%
|
35−40
+1200%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 5−6 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−1500%
|
16−18
+1500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 10−11 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 14−16 |
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−20%
|
18−20
+20%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−1600%
|
30−35
+1600%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−250%
|
7−8
+250%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−250%
|
7−8
+250%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18
+0%
|
18
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 25
+0%
|
25
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 19
+0%
|
19
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 22
+0%
|
22
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 12
+0%
|
12
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 11
+0%
|
11
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18
+0%
|
18
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 6
+0%
|
6
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Valorant | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14
+0%
|
14
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the 9600M GS is 18% faster.
- in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is 1700% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- 9600M GS is ahead in 1 test (2%)
- UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is ahead in 27 tests (47%)
- there's a draw in 30 tests (52%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.29 | 6.18 |
| Recency | 3 June 2008 | 4 January 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 10 nm |
UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) has a 2031% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, and a 450% more advanced lithography process.
The UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9600M GS in performance tests.
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