UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs vs GeForce 9600M GT

Place in the ranking	1280	657
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.08	11.26
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code name	G96C	Tiger Lake Xe
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	4 June 2008 (16 years ago)	15 August 2020 (4 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	48
Core clock speed	120 MHz	350 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1450 MHz
Number of transistors	314 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	28 Watt
Texture fill rate	8.000	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.08 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
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	512 MB	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 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	+	-

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

UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs 4.57
+1169%

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

UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs 10650
+630%

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

1−2

−1700%

18
+1700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −450%	11 +450%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −320%	21 +320%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −214%	22 +214%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −240%	17 +240%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −457%	35−40 +457%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −200%	14−16 +200%
World of Tanks	12−14 −92.3%	25 +92.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −100%	14 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −220%	16 +220%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −457%	35−40 +457%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

2−3

−1450%

30−35
+1450%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −200%	6−7 +200%
Valorant	5−6 −160%	12−14 +160%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −13.3%	16−18 +13.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 −1200%	12−14 +1200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	4−5
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	14−16 −13.3%	16−18 +13.3%
Valorant	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Valorant	17 +0%	17 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Dota 2	15 +0%	15 +0%
Elden Ring	10 +0%	10 +0%
Fortnite	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	10 +0%	10 +0%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Valorant	12 +0%	12 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Dota 2	24 +0%	24 +0%
Valorant	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Elden Ring	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
World of Tanks	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

4K
High Preset

Elden Ring	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Fortnite	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

This is how 9600M GT and UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs compete in popular games:

UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs is 1700% faster in 1080p

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs is 1450% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs is ahead in 30 tests (51%)
there's a draw in 29 tests (49%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.36	4.57
Recency	4 June 2008	15 August 2020
Chip lithography	55 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	28 Watt

9600M GT has 21.7% lower power consumption.

UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, on the other hand, has a 1169.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 450% more advanced lithography process.

The UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9600M GT in performance tests.

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