GeForce 9600 GT Rev. 2 vs RTX 3070 TiM
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2025) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | GA104 | G94B |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | November 2022 (2 years ago) | 21 February 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $179 |
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 | 5888 | 64 |
| Core clock speed | 915 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1410 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 17,400 million | 505 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 220 Watt | 95 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 259.4 | 20.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | 16.6 TFLOPS | 0.208 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 96 | 16 |
| TMUs | 184 | 32 |
| Tensor Cores | 184 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 46 | 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 | 270 mm | 229 mm |
| Width | 3-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
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 | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 448.0 GB/s | 57.6 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
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 | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
| HDMI | + | - |
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 | 6.7 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | N/A |
| CUDA | 8.6 | 1.1 |
| DLSS | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 220 Watt | 95 Watt |
RTX 3070 TiM has a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 587.5% more advanced lithography process.
9600 GT Rev. 2, on the other hand, has 131.6% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 3070 TiM and GeForce 9600 GT Rev. 2. We've got no test results to judge.
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