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.
RTX 5070 Mobile outperforms 9650M GS by a whopping 7384% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1227 | 76 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.68 | 72.98 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | G84 | GB206 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 13 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 cores | 32 | 4608 |
| Core clock speed | 625 MHz | 907 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1425 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 289 million | 21,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 29 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 10.00 | 205.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.08 TFLOPS | 13.13 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 48 |
| TMUs | 16 | 144 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 144 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 36 |
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 | large | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| 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 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 384.0 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 Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK 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 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.4 |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 12.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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.
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.
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
−11900%
| 120
+11900%
|
| 1440p | 0−1 | 70 |
| 4K | 0−1 | 57 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−5700%
|
110−120
+5700%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−1867%
|
110−120
+1867%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−5700%
|
110−120
+5700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−15000%
|
150−160
+15000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−3620%
|
180−190
+3620%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−1867%
|
110−120
+1867%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−2050%
|
170−180
+2050%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−821%
|
260−270
+821%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| 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 | 1−2
−15000%
|
150−160
+15000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−3620%
|
180−190
+3620%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−1867%
|
110−120
+1867%
|
| 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 Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−5700%
|
110−120
+5700%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−6983%
|
850−900
+6983%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−15000%
|
150−160
+15000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−3620%
|
180−190
+3620%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−1867%
|
110−120
+1867%
|
| 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 Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−3733%
|
115
+3733%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 3−4
−11367%
|
300−350
+11367%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−7043%
|
500−550
+7043%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| 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 Preset
| Fortnite | 1−2
−13200%
|
130−140
+13200%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−740%
|
126
+740%
|
| Valorant | 3−4
−9433%
|
280−290
+9433%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−3750%
|
75−80
+3750%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−3350%
|
65−70
+3350%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| 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 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| 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 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 150
+0%
|
150
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 115
+0%
|
115
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Valorant | 300−310
+0%
|
300−310
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| 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 Preset
| 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 Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 5070 Mobile is 15000% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 5070 Mobile performs better in 32 tests (56%)
- there's a draw in 25 tests (44%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.64 | 47.90 |
| 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 7384.4% 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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