GeForce RTX 2070 vs 9600M GT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9600M GT with GeForce RTX 2070, including specs and performance data.

9600M GT
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 23 Watt
0.36

RTX 2070 outperforms 9600M GT by a whopping 11536% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking127895
Place by popularitynot in top-10086
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data33.20
Power efficiency1.0716.41
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameG96CTU106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 June 2008 (16 years ago)17 October 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores322304
Core clock speed120 MHz1410 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1620 MHz
Number of transistors314 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rate8.000233.3
Floating-point processing power0.08 TFLOPS7.465 TFLOPS
ROPs864
TMUs16144
Tensor Coresno data288
Ray Tracing Coresno data36

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfaceMXM-IIPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data229 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s448.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model4.06.5
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
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 2070 41.89
+11536%

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 2070 16141
+11512%

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 GT 1459
RTX 2070 63155
+4229%

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 HD1−2
−12700%
128
+12700%
1440p0−190
4K0−159

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.90
1440pno data5.54
4Kno data8.46

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3600%
70−75
+3600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−3267%
101
+3267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5700%
116
+5700%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3600%
70−75
+3600%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2800%
116
+2800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−3125%
258
+3125%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−5075%
207
+5075%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−807%
254
+807%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−4400%
135
+4400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5200%
106
+5200%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3600%
70−75
+3600%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2725%
113
+2725%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−3000%
248
+3000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−3775%
150−160
+3775%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−856%
85−90
+856%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−771%
244
+771%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−2033%
64
+2033%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−3800%
78
+3800%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3600%
70−75
+3600%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2250%
94
+2250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1638%
139
+1638%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−3775%
150−160
+3775%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−867%
87
+867%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−129%
64
+129%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 30−35
Hitman 3 6−7
−967%
64
+967%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−5100%
104
+5100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−4100%
84
+4100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−3500%
36
+3500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 31

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−2250%
47
+2250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 87
+0%
87
+0%
Battlefield 5 164
+0%
164
+0%
Far Cry 5 124
+0%
124
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 148
+0%
148
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 246
+0%
246
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110
+0%
110
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 73
+0%
73
+0%
Battlefield 5 156
+0%
156
+0%
Far Cry 5 101
+0%
101
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 108
+0%
108
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 227
+0%
227
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 108
+0%
108
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65
+0%
65
+0%
Far Cry 5 79
+0%
79
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110
+0%
110
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 99
+0%
99
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 106
+0%
106
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 75
+0%
75
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 52
+0%
52
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 50
+0%
50
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 58
+0%
58
+0%
Far Cry 5 60
+0%
60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 215
+0%
215
+0%
Metro Exodus 82
+0%
82
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 240
+0%
240
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 53
+0%
53
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 44
+0%
44
+0%
Hitman 3 41
+0%
41
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 116
+0%
116
+0%
Metro Exodus 76
+0%
76
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 63
+0%
63
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 33
+0%
33
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 31
+0%
31
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 63
+0%
63
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27
+0%
27
+0%

This is how 9600M GT and RTX 2070 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 is 12700% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2070 is 5700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.36 41.89
Recency 4 June 2008 17 October 2018
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 175 Watt

9600M GT has 660.9% lower power consumption.

RTX 2070, on the other hand, has a 11536.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 358.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2070 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 2070 is a desktop one.


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

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