GeForce 9500 GT vs RTX 3060 Ti

Place in the ranking	53	1259
Place by popularity	25	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	68.24	no data
Power efficiency	18.33	0.59
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	GA104	G96
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	1 December 2020 (4 years ago)	29 July 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$85.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

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	4864	32
Core clock speed	1410 MHz	550 MHz
Boost clock speed	1665 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	17,400 million	314 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	50 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	105 °C
Texture fill rate	253.1	9.600
Floating-point processing power	16.2 TFLOPS	0.096 TFLOPS
ROPs	80	8
TMUs	152	16
Tensor Cores	152	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	38	no data

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	242 mm	175 mm
Height	no data	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	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	GDDR6	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	800 (GDDR3) and 500 (DDR2) MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	25.6 (GDDR3) and 16.0 (DDR2)
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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	Dual Link DVISingle Link DVI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	S/PDIF

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	6.5	4.0
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.2	N/A
CUDA	8.6	+

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.

RTX 3060 Ti 51.31
+12415%

9500 GT 0.41

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.

RTX 3060 Ti 20428
+12281%

9500 GT 165

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	142 +14100%	1−2 −14100%
1440p	78	0−1
4K	49	-0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.81 +2960%	85.99 −2960%
1440p	5.12	no data
4K	8.14	no data

RTX 3060 Ti has 2960% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	161 +16000%	1−2 −16000%
Cyberpunk 2077	83	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	124	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	91	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	220 +21900%	1−2 −21900%
Forza Horizon 5	155 +15400%	1−2 −15400%
Metro Exodus	113	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100	0−1
Valorant	320 +15900%	2−3 −15900%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	106	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	81	0−1
Dota 2	142 +14100%	1−2 −14100%
Far Cry 5	103	0−1
Fortnite	210−220 +21200%	1−2 −21200%
Forza Horizon 4	192 +19100%	1−2 −19100%
Forza Horizon 5	136 +13500%	1−2 −13500%
Grand Theft Auto V	141 +14000%	1−2 −14000%
Metro Exodus	97	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +21400%	1−2 −21400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	89	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +17300%	1−2 −17300%
Valorant	220−230 +22600%	1−2 −22600%
World of Tanks	270−280 +13850%	2−3 −13850%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	97	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	75	0−1
Dota 2	135 +13400%	1−2 −13400%
Far Cry 5	110−120	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	174 +17300%	1−2 −17300%
Forza Horizon 5	115	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +21400%	1−2 −21400%
Valorant	274 +13600%	2−3 −13600%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	35−40	0−1
Dota 2	97	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	97	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +17400%	1−2 −17400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	57	0−1
World of Tanks	300−350 +17050%	2−3 −17050%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	50	0−1
Far Cry 5	160−170 +15900%	1−2 −15900%
Forza Horizon 4	139 +13800%	1−2 −13800%
Forza Horizon 5	99	0−1
Metro Exodus	93	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100−110	0−1
Valorant	219 +21800%	1−2 −21800%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	27−30	0−1
Dota 2	107	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	107	0−1
Metro Exodus	43	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 +18300%	1−2 −18300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	38	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	107	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	15	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	24	0−1
Dota 2	109	0−1
Far Cry 5	90−95	0−1
Fortnite	85−90	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	84	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	81	0−1
Valorant	122	0−1

This is how RTX 3060 Ti and 9500 GT compete in popular games:

RTX 3060 Ti is 14100% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	51.31	0.41
Recency	1 December 2020	29 July 2008
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	50 Watt

RTX 3060 Ti has a 12414.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 712.5% more advanced lithography process.

9500 GT, on the other hand, has 300% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9500 GT in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.