GeForce 9600M GT vs GTX 1070 Mobile

Place in the ranking	199	1282
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	35.56	no data
Power efficiency	16.45	1.08
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	GP104B	G96C
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 August 2016 (8 years ago)	4 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$389.99	no data

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 cores	1920	32
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	120 MHz
Boost clock speed	1645 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	7,200 million	314 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	23 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	94 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	210.6	8.000
Floating-point processing power	6.738 TFLOPS	0.08 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	8
TMUs	128	16

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
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-II
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
SLI options	+	-

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	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	8 GB/s	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256 GB/s	25.6 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 Connectors	DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost	3.0	no data
VR Ready	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	6.4	4.0
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	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.

GTX 1070 Mobile 28.62
+7850%

9600M GT 0.36

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.

GTX 1070 Mobile 11000
+7814%

9600M GT 139

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.

GTX 1070 Mobile 34389
+2257%

9600M GT 1459

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	100 +9900%	1−2 −9900%
1440p	59	0−1
4K	45	0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.90	no data
1440p	6.61	no data
4K	8.67	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	55−60 +817%	6−7 −817%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 +1867%	3−4 −1867%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	69	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	55−60 +817%	6−7 −817%
Cyberpunk 2077	26 +767%	3−4 −767%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +2050%	6−7 −2050%
Forza Horizon 5	75−80	0−1
Metro Exodus	77	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	86 +2050%	4−5 −2050%
Valorant	128 +12700%	1−2 −12700%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	101 +10000%	1−2 −10000%
Counter-Strike 2	55−60 +817%	6−7 −817%
Cyberpunk 2077	21 +600%	3−4 −600%
Dota 2	62	0−1
Far Cry 5	68 +871%	7−8 −871%
Fortnite	137 +13600%	1−2 −13600%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +2050%	6−7 −2050%
Forza Horizon 5	75−80	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	92 +9100%	1−2 −9100%
Metro Exodus	60	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	228 +3157%	7−8 −3157%
Red Dead Redemption 2	39 +875%	4−5 −875%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	101 +1920%	5−6 −1920%
Valorant	79	0−1
World of Tanks	270−280 +1977%	12−14 −1977%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	63	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	55−60 +817%	6−7 −817%
Cyberpunk 2077	18 +500%	3−4 −500%
Dota 2	95−100 +9500%	1−2 −9500%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +1086%	7−8 −1086%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +2050%	6−7 −2050%
Forza Horizon 5	75−80	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	80 +1043%	7−8 −1043%
Valorant	112 +11100%	1−2 −11100%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	50−55	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	50−55	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +8650%	2−3 −8650%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24	0−1
World of Tanks	180−190 +9200%	2−3 −9200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	58	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 +267%	3−4 −267%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +2075%	4−5 −2075%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	45−50	0−1
Metro Exodus	62	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +1000%	4−5 −1000%
Valorant	76 +1420%	5−6 −1420%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	27−30	0−1
Dota 2	53 +253%	14−16 −253%
Grand Theft Auto V	53 +253%	14−16 −253%
Metro Exodus	21	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	129 +12800%	1−2 −12800%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	53 +253%	14−16 −253%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	32	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	27−30	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	5 +150%	2−3 −150%
Dota 2	50−55 +240%	14−16 −240%
Far Cry 5	35−40	0−1
Fortnite	39	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	45−50	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	24−27	0−1
Valorant	39 +3800%	1−2 −3800%

This is how GTX 1070 Mobile and 9600M GT compete in popular games:

GTX 1070 Mobile is 9900% faster in 1080p

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1070 Mobile is 12800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 1070 Mobile is ahead in 31 test (97%)
there's a draw in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	28.62	0.36
Recency	15 August 2016	4 June 2008
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	16 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	23 Watt

GTX 1070 Mobile has a 7850% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 243.8% more advanced lithography process.

9600M GT, on the other hand, has 421.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile 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.