GeForce 9600 GTX vs GTX 980 Ti

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	177	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.38	no data
Power efficiency	10.05	no data
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	GM200	G92
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	2 June 2015 (10 years ago)	27 May 2009 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$649	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

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	2816	96
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	580 MHz
Boost clock speed	1075 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	8,000 million	754 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	140 Watt
Texture fill rate	189.4	27.84
Floating-point processing power	6.06 TFLOPS	0.2784 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	16
TMUs	176	48
L1 Cache	1 MB	no data
L2 Cache	3 MB	64 KB

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).

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	267 mm	267 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)	600 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	1x 6-pin
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	6 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	700 MHz
Memory bandwidth	336.5 GB/s	44.8 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 Connectors	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	+	-
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	-
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	-
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	6.8	4.0
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
OpenCL	3.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.3	N/A
CUDA	+	1.1

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 June 2015	27 May 2009
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	140 Watt

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