Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GeForce 9600M GT vs HD Graphics 500
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 1116 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 0.09 | no data |
| Architecture | Gen. 9 Apollo Lake (2016−2017) | G9x (2007−2010) |
| GPU code name | Apollo Lake | NB9P-GS |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 September 2016 (7 years old) | 4 June 2008 (15 years old) |
| Current price | $414 | $287 |
Value for money
no data
Technical specs
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 | 12 | 32 |
| CUDA cores | no data | 32 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 120 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 700 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 189 million | 314 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 23 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 9.000 | 8.000 |
| Floating-point performance | 144.0 gflops | 80 gflops |
Size and compatibility
Information on HD Graphics 500 and GeForce 9600M GT compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x1 | MXM-II |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
Memory
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 | DDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4 | GDDR2, GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 | No outputs |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | + | no data |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.97 | N/A |
| CUDA | no data | + |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
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%
HD Graphics 500 outperforms GeForce 9600M GT by 119% in Passmark.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 1 September 2016 | 4 June 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 23 Watt |
We couldn't decide between HD Graphics 500 and GeForce 9600M GT. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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