GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile vs 9650M GS

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9650M GS and GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

9650M GS
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 29 Watt
0.61

5070 Mobile outperforms 9650M GS by a whopping 7328% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking123280
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.6973.00
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameG84GB206
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date13 March 2008 (17 years ago)April 2025 (recently)

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 cores324608
Core clock speed625 MHz907 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1425 MHz
Number of transistors289 million21,900 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)29 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate10.00205.2
Floating-point processing power0.08 TFLOPS13.13 TFLOPS
ROPs848
TMUs16144
Tensor Coresno data144
Ray Tracing Coresno data36
L1 Cacheno data4.5 MB
L2 Cache32 KB32 MB

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 sizelargemedium sized
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR3GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount512 MB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s384.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.8
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.4
CUDA1.112.0
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

9650M GS 0.61
RTX 5070 Mobile 45.31
+7328%

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
Samples: 5
RTX 5070 Mobile 20036
+7321%
Samples: 389

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
−11900%
120
+11900%
1440p0−170
4K0−157

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−5700%
110−120
+5700%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−2260%
110−120
+2260%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−5700%
110−120
+5700%
Far Cry 5 0−1 150−160
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−3620%
180−190
+3620%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−2260%
110−120
+2260%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2050%
170−180
+2050%
Valorant 27−30
−821%
260−270
+821%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 18−20
−1363%
270−280
+1363%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−5700%
110−120
+5700%
Dota 2 12−14
−6983%
850−900
+6983%
Far Cry 5 0−1 150−160
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−3620%
180−190
+3620%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−2260%
110−120
+2260%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−11800%
110−120
+11800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2050%
170−180
+2050%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−3000%
180−190
+3000%
Valorant 27−30
−821%
260−270
+821%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−5700%
110−120
+5700%
Dota 2 12−14
−6983%
850−900
+6983%
Far Cry 5 0−1 150−160
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−3620%
180−190
+3620%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−2260%
110−120
+2260%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2050%
170−180
+2050%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−1650%
105
+1650%
Valorant 27−30
−7314%
2150−2200
+7314%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−3733%
115
+3733%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 3−4
−11400%
300−350
+11400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−6567%
400−450
+6567%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 60−65
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−7250%
140−150
+7250%
Hogwarts Legacy 0−1 55−60
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−9900%
100−105
+9900%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 1−2
−13200%
130−140
+13200%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−740%
126
+740%
Valorant 4−5
−7050%
280−290
+7050%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−3750%
75−80
+3750%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−3350%
65−70
+3350%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 222
+0%
222
+0%
Fortnite 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 163
+0%
163
+0%
Fortnite 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 156
+0%
156
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

1440p
High

Grand Theft Auto V 119
+0%
119
+0%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Valorant 300−310
+0%
300−310
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

This is how 9650M GS and RTX 5070 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5070 Mobile is 11900% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Fortnite, with 1440p resolution and the Epic Preset, the RTX 5070 Mobile is 13200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5070 Mobile performs better in 29 tests (54%)
  • there's a draw in 25 tests (46%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.61 45.31
Recency 13 March 2008 on April 2025
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 80 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 29 Watt 50 Watt

9650M GS has 72.4% lower power consumption.

RTX 5070 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 7327.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1500% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9650M GS in performance tests.

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