GeForce RTX 3070 vs 9650M GS

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9650M GS with GeForce RTX 3070, including specs and performance data.

9650M GS
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 29 Watt
0.70

RTX 3070 outperforms 9650M GS by a whopping 8186% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking117142
Place by popularitynot in top-10043
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data58.58
Power efficiency1.6518.07
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameG84GA104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date13 March 2008 (16 years ago)1 September 2020 (4 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 cores325888
Core clock speed625 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1725 MHz
Number of transistors289 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)29 Watt220 Watt
Texture fill rate10.00317.4
Floating-point processing power0.08 TFLOPS20.31 TFLOPS
ROPs896
TMUs16184
Tensor Coresno data184
Ray Tracing Coresno data46

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 12-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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.5
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA1.18.5

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.

9650M GS 0.70
RTX 3070 58.00
+8186%

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.

9650M GS 270
RTX 3070 22343
+8175%

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.

9650M GS 1786
RTX 3070 88744
+4869%

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
−14800%
149
+14800%
1440p1−2
−9800%
99
+9800%
4K0−161

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.35
1440pno data5.04
4Kno data8.18

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−4800%
147
+4800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−3025%
125
+3025%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−3533%
100−110
+3533%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−4533%
139
+4533%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−13900%
140−150
+13900%
Hitman 3 5−6
−2080%
109
+2080%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−1900%
220−230
+1900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 118
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−3783%
230−240
+3783%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−461%
174
+461%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−2900%
120−130
+2900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−3533%
100−110
+3533%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−4100%
126
+4100%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−13900%
140−150
+13900%
Hitman 3 5−6
−2220%
116
+2220%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−1900%
220−230
+1900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 110−120
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−4150%
255
+4150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−1110%
120−130
+1110%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−474%
178
+474%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−1925%
81
+1925%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−3533%
100−110
+3533%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3300%
102
+3300%
Hitman 3 5−6
−2120%
111
+2120%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−1545%
181
+1545%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−3617%
223
+3617%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−1110%
121
+1110%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−174%
85
+174%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 116

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−8900%
90−95
+8900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 68
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−6100%
62
+6100%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−6700%
65−70
+6700%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1500%
96
+1500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−4767%
146
+4767%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−8650%
175
+8650%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−3700%
114
+3700%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 55−60

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−4700%
48
+4700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 43

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3350%
69
+3350%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100
+0%
100
+0%
Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 87
+0%
87
+0%
Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 78
+0%
78
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65
+0%
65
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Metro Exodus 101
+0%
101
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 166
+0%
166
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hitman 3 52
+0%
52
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Metro Exodus 107
+0%
107
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90
+0%
90
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+0%
30
+0%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 97
+0%
97
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 38
+0%
38
+0%

This is how 9650M GS and RTX 3070 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 is 14800% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3070 is 9800% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 3070 is 13900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 is ahead in 35 tests (53%)
  • there's a draw in 31 test (47%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.70 58.00
Recency 13 March 2008 1 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 80 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 29 Watt 220 Watt

9650M GS has 658.6% lower power consumption.

RTX 3070, on the other hand, has a 8185.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 900% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3070 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9650M GS in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9650M GS is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3070 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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