Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q vs GeForce 9650M GT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9650M GT with Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q, including specs and performance data.

9650M GT
2008
256 MB GDDR3, 23 Watt
0.33

RTX 3000 Max-Q outperforms 9650M by a whopping 5779% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1359313
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.1024.87
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameG96CTU106
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date19 August 2008 (17 years ago)27 May 2019 (6 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 cores322304
Core clock speed550 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1215 MHz
Number of transistors314 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate8.800175.0
Floating-point processing power0.0848 TFLOPS5.599 TFLOPS
ROPs864
TMUs16144
Tensor Coresno data288
Ray Tracing Coresno data36
L1 Cacheno data2.3 MB
L2 Cache32 KB4 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 sizemedium sizedlarge
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-IIPCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 amount256 MB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 outputsNo outputs
Maximum VGA resolution1920x1200no data
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 and SDK support

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
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 GT 0.33
RTX 3000 Max-Q 19.40
+5779%

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 GT 137
Samples: 82
RTX 3000 Max-Q 8119
+5826%
Samples: 142

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
−7200%
73
+7200%
1440p0−145
4K-0−129

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−4100%
40−45
+4100%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−660%
35−40
+660%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−4100%
40−45
+4100%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−1900%
80−85
+1900%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−660%
35−40
+660%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−986%
75−80
+986%
Valorant 24−27
−465%
140−150
+465%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 14−16
−1579%
230−240
+1579%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−4100%
40−45
+4100%
Dota 2 10−11
−1160%
126
+1160%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−1900%
80−85
+1900%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−660%
35−40
+660%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−986%
75−80
+986%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−1840%
97
+1840%
Valorant 24−27
−465%
140−150
+465%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−4100%
40−45
+4100%
Dota 2 10−11
−1100%
120
+1100%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−1900%
80−85
+1900%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−660%
35−40
+660%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−986%
75−80
+986%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−940%
52
+940%
Valorant 24−27
−296%
103
+296%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−1900%
40−45
+1900%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 0−1 140−150
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−4200%
170−180
+4200%

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−4800%
45−50
+4800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−2900%
30−33
+2900%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 0−1 45−50

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−364%
65
+364%
Valorant 2−3
−5550%
110−120
+5550%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
−1900%
20−22
+1900%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 87
+0%
87
+0%
Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 79
+0%
79
+0%
Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 85
+0%
85
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 75
+0%
75
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
High

Grand Theft Auto V 49
+0%
49
+0%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 34
+0%
34
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Dota 2 76
+0%
76
+0%
Far Cry 5 26
+0%
26
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

This is how 9650M GT and RTX 3000 Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3000 Max-Q is 7200% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3000 Max-Q is 5550% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3000 Max-Q performs better in 30 tests (47%)
  • there's a draw in 34 tests (53%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.33 19.40
Recency 19 August 2008 27 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 6 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 60 Watt

9650M GT has 160.9% lower power consumption.

RTX 3000 Max-Q, on the other hand, has a 5778.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 358.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9650M GT in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9650M GT is a notebook graphics card while Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation one.

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