GeForce 9600 GSO 512 vs GTX 960M

Place in performance ranking	460	1097
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.50	0.09
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	N16P-GX	G94
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	12 March 2015 (9 years ago)	23 October 2008 (15 years ago)
Current price	$799	$75

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 960M has 1567% better value for money than 9600 GSO 512.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	640	48
CUDA cores	640	48
Core clock speed	1096 MHz	650 MHz
Boost clock speed	1202 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,870 million	505 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	90 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	105 °C
Texture fill rate	47.04	15.6 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	1,505 gflops	156 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 960M and GeForce 9600 GSO 512 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	9" (22.9 cm)
Height	no data	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	6-pin
SLI options	+	2-way

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	4 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	57.6 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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	No outputs	Two Dual Link DVIHDTV
Multi monitor support	no data	+
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	S/PDIF

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	no data
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	no data
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	no data
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data
BatteryBoost	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	5.1	4.0
OpenGL	4.5	2.1
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 960M 8.79
+934%

9600 GSO 512 0.85

GTX 960M outperforms 9600 GSO 512 by 934% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 960M 3394
+932%

9600 GSO 512 329

GTX 960M outperforms 9600 GSO 512 by 932% in Passmark.

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:

900p	95 +956%	9−10 −956%
Full HD	36 +1100%	3−4 −1100%
1440p	14 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
4K	14 +1300%	1−2 −1300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

140−150
+900%

14−16

−900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	250−260 +900%	25 −900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 +900%	12−14 −900%
Battlefield 5	300−310 +900%	30 −900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	180−190 +900%	18−20 −900%
Cyberpunk 2077	140−150 +900%	14−16 −900%
Far Cry 5	280−290 +900%	28 −900%
Far Cry New Dawn	300−310 +868%	31 −868%
Forza Horizon 4	350−400 +900%	35 −900%
Hitman 3	170−180 +900%	16−18 −900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	350−400 +821%	35−40 −821%
Metro Exodus	300−310 +868%	31 −868%
Red Dead Redemption 2	250−260 +900%	24−27 −900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	270−280 +900%	27−30 −900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	300−310 +809%	30−35 −809%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	190−200 +900%	19 −900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 +900%	12−14 −900%
Battlefield 5	230−240 +900%	23 −900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	180−190 +900%	18−20 −900%
Cyberpunk 2077	140−150 +900%	14−16 −900%
Far Cry 5	240−250 +900%	24 −900%
Far Cry New Dawn	230−240 +900%	23 −900%
Forza Horizon 4	700−750 +886%	71 −886%
Hitman 3	170−180 +900%	16−18 −900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	350−400 +821%	35−40 −821%
Metro Exodus	250−260 +900%	25 −900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	250−260 +900%	24−27 −900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	270−280 +900%	27−30 −900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	240−250 +900%	24 −900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	300−310 +809%	30−35 −809%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +900%	11 −900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 +900%	12−14 −900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	180−190 +900%	18−20 −900%
Cyberpunk 2077	140−150 +900%	14−16 −900%
Far Cry 5	180−190 +900%	18 −900%
Forza Horizon 4	250−260 +900%	25 −900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	350−400 +821%	35−40 −821%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	270−280 +900%	27−30 −900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 +900%	14 −900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	300−310 +809%	30−35 −809%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

250−260
+900%

24−27

−900%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	140−150 +900%	14 −900%
Far Cry New Dawn	160−170 +900%	16 −900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 +900%	8 −900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +900%	4−5 −900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +900%	10−12 −900%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +900%	4−5 −900%
Far Cry 5	150−160 +900%	15 −900%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +900%	18 −900%
Hitman 3	120−130 +900%	12−14 −900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +900%	18−20 −900%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +900%	15 −900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−105 +900%	10−11 −900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +900%	8−9 −900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +900%	4−5 −900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

150−160
+900%

14−16

−900%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +900%	6 −900%
Far Cry New Dawn	70−75 +900%	7 −900%
Hitman 3	50−55 +900%	5−6 −900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +900%	9−10 −900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +900%	4−5 −900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100−105 +900%	10 −900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 +900%	5−6 −900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +900%	4−5 −900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +900%	4−5 −900%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +900%	4 −900%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +900%	10−12 −900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +900%	9−10 −900%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +900%	6 −900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +900%	3−4 −900%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95
+900%

9−10

−900%

This is how GTX 960M and 9600 GSO 512 compete in popular games:

GTX 960M is 956% faster in 900p
GTX 960M is 1100% faster in 1080p
GTX 960M is 1300% faster in 1440p
GTX 960M is 1300% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.79	0.85
Recency	12 March 2015	23 October 2008
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	90 Watt