GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB vs 9600M GT

Place in the ranking	1279	99
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.07	15.42
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	G96C	TU106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	4 June 2008 (16 years ago)	7 December 2021 (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	2176
Core clock speed	120 MHz	1470 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	314 million	10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	184 Watt
Texture fill rate	8.000	224.4
Floating-point processing power	0.08 TFLOPS	7.181 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	48
TMUs	16	136
Tensor Cores	no data	272
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	34

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	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	229 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 8-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 type	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	12 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	336.0 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	-	+

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	6.6
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	7.5

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 GT 0.36

RTX 2060 12 GB 41.35
+11386%

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 GT 139

RTX 2060 12 GB 15927
+11358%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−10900%

220−230
+10900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −9900%	300−310 +9900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −10900%	220−230 +10900%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −10900%	220−230 +10900%
Hitman 3	4−5 −11150%	450−500 +11150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −11150%	900−950 +11150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −11150%	450−500 +11150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −11329%	3200−3250 +11329%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −9900%	300−310 +9900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −10900%	220−230 +10900%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −10900%	220−230 +10900%
Hitman 3	4−5 −11150%	450−500 +11150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −11150%	900−950 +11150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −11150%	450−500 +11150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −11011%	1000−1050 +11011%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −11329%	3200−3250 +11329%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −9900%	300−310 +9900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −10900%	220−230 +10900%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −10900%	220−230 +10900%
Hitman 3	4−5 −11150%	450−500 +11150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −11150%	900−950 +11150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −11150%	450−500 +11150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −11011%	1000−1050 +11011%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −11329%	3200−3250 +11329%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 −10733%	650−700 +10733%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −10900%	220−230 +10900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−10900%

220−230
+10900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −10900%	110−120 +10900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−10900%

220−230
+10900%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.36	41.35
Recency	4 June 2008	7 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	12 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	184 Watt

9600M GT has 700% lower power consumption.

RTX 2060 12 GB, on the other hand, has a 11386.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 358.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9600M GT in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9600M GT is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB is a desktop one.

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