GeForce 9600 GT vs GTX 980M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980M with GeForce 9600 GT, including specs and performance data.

GTX 980M
2014
8 GB GDDR5
19.01
+1433%

GTX 980M outperforms 9600 GT by a whopping 1433% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3001051
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.06
Power efficiency13.120.90
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGM204G94
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 October 2014 (10 years ago)21 February 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores153664
Core clock speed1038 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed1127 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,200 million505 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown96 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate51.8420.80
Floating-point processing power1.659 TFLOPS0.208 TFLOPS
ROPs6416
TMUs9632

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.016x PCI-E 2.0
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data229 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount8 GB512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth160 GB/s57.6 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 ConnectorsNo outputsHDTVTwo Dual Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
VGA аnalog display support+no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
BatteryBoost+-
Ansel+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.44.0
OpenGL4.52.1
OpenCL1.11.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/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.

GTX 980M 19.01
+1433%
9600 GT 1.24

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 980M 7352
+1438%
9600 GT 478

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:

900p173
+1630%
10−12
−1630%
Full HD72
+1700%
4−5
−1700%
1440p36
+1700%
2−3
−1700%
4K27
+2600%
1−2
−2600%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data44.75
1440pno data89.50
4Kno data179.00

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
+1467%
3−4
−1467%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+1800%
2−3
−1800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
+1467%
3−4
−1467%
Battlefield 5 82
+1540%
5−6
−1540%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+1800%
2−3
−1800%
Far Cry 5 58
+1833%
3−4
−1833%
Fortnite 178
+1680%
10−11
−1680%
Forza Horizon 4 74
+1750%
4−5
−1750%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+1567%
3−4
−1567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85
+1600%
5−6
−1600%
Valorant 130−140
+1613%
8−9
−1613%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
+1467%
3−4
−1467%
Battlefield 5 68
+1600%
4−5
−1600%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230
+1543%
14−16
−1543%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+1800%
2−3
−1800%
Dota 2 100−110
+1650%
6−7
−1650%
Far Cry 5 53
+1667%
3−4
−1667%
Fortnite 86
+1620%
5−6
−1620%
Forza Horizon 4 68
+1600%
4−5
−1600%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+1567%
3−4
−1567%
Grand Theft Auto V 60
+1900%
3−4
−1900%
Metro Exodus 31
+1450%
2−3
−1450%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 79
+1480%
5−6
−1480%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 61
+1933%
3−4
−1933%
Valorant 130−140
+1613%
8−9
−1613%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 61
+1933%
3−4
−1933%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+1800%
2−3
−1800%
Dota 2 100−110
+1650%
6−7
−1650%
Far Cry 5 50
+1567%
3−4
−1567%
Forza Horizon 4 47
+1467%
3−4
−1467%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+1567%
3−4
−1567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 49
+1533%
3−4
−1533%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 33
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
Valorant 130−140
+1613%
8−9
−1613%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 63
+1475%
4−5
−1475%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
+1525%
8−9
−1525%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−33
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
Metro Exodus 19
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+1580%
10−11
−1580%
Valorant 170−180
+1630%
10−11
−1630%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45
+2150%
2−3
−2150%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Far Cry 5 34
+1600%
2−3
−1600%
Forza Horizon 4 39
+1850%
2−3
−1850%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+1500%
2−3
−1500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+2800%
1−2
−2800%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40
+1900%
2−3
−1900%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 8−9 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 41
+1950%
2−3
−1950%
Metro Exodus 12 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Valorant 100−110
+1583%
6−7
−1583%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 23
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8 0−1
Dota 2 60−65
+1450%
4−5
−1450%
Far Cry 5 16
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Forza Horizon 4 26
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 17
+1600%
1−2
−1600%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 19
+1800%
1−2
−1800%

This is how GTX 980M and 9600 GT compete in popular games:

  • GTX 980M is 1630% faster in 900p
  • GTX 980M is 1700% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 980M is 1700% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 980M is 2600% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.01 1.24
Recency 7 October 2014 21 February 2008
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm

GTX 980M has a 1433.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 980M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9600 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 980M is a notebook card while GeForce 9600 GT is a desktop one.

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