GeForce 9600 GT vs Iris Xe Graphics G7

Place in performance ranking	397	999
Place by popularity	16	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.03
Architecture	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	Tiger Lake Xe	G94
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 August 2020 (3 years ago)	21 February 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$179
Current price	no data	$141 (0.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

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	96	64
CUDA cores	no data	64
Core clock speed	no data	650 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	505 million
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	96 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	105 °C
Texture fill rate	no data	20.8 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	no data	208 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Iris Xe Graphics G7 and GeForce 9600 GT compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.

Bus support	no data	16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface	no data	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	9" (22.9 cm)
Height	no data	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	6-pin
SLI options	no data	+

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	DDR4	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	no data	512 MB
Memory bus width	no data	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	57.6 GB/s
Shared memory	+	no data

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	no data	HDTVTwo Dual Link DVI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	S/PDIF

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX 12_1	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	no data	4.0
OpenGL	no data	2.1
OpenCL	no data	1.1
Vulkan	no data	N/A
CUDA	no data	+

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	180−190 +718%	21−24 −718%
Battlefield 5	280−290 +724%	30−35 −724%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	180−190 +718%	21−24 −718%
Far Cry 5	210−220 +740%	24−27 −740%
Far Cry New Dawn	250−260 +733%	30−33 −733%
Forza Horizon 4	400−450 +669%	50−55 −669%
Horizon Zero Dawn	350−400 +678%	45−50 −678%
Red Dead Redemption 2	250−260 +733%	30−33 −733%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	280−290 +748%	30−35 −748%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	180−190 +718%	21−24 −718%
Battlefield 5	280−290 +724%	30−35 −724%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	180−190 +718%	21−24 −718%
Far Cry 5	210−220 +740%	24−27 −740%
Far Cry New Dawn	250−260 +733%	30−33 −733%
Forza Horizon 4	400−450 +669%	50−55 −669%
Horizon Zero Dawn	350−400 +678%	45−50 −678%
Metro Exodus	280−290 +724%	30−35 −724%
Red Dead Redemption 2	250−260 +733%	30−33 −733%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	280−290 +748%	30−35 −748%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	180−190 +718%	21−24 −718%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	180−190 +718%	21−24 −718%
Battlefield 5	280−290 +724%	30−35 −724%
Far Cry 5	210−220 +740%	24−27 −740%
Far Cry New Dawn	250−260 +733%	30−33 −733%
Forza Horizon 4	400−450 +669%	50−55 −669%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	180−190 +718%	21−24 −718%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +746%	12−14 −746%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +718%	21−24 −718%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +713%	16−18 −713%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +733%	18−20 −733%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +700%	14−16 −700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 +750%	10−11 −750%
Battlefield 5	170−180 +710%	21−24 −710%
Far Cry 5	140−150 +724%	16−18 −724%
Far Cry New Dawn	150−160 +733%	18−20 −733%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +750%	20−22 −750%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +700%	5−6 −700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +718%	10−12 −718%
Metro Exodus	90−95 +718%	10−12 −718%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +750%	10−11 −750%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +733%	6−7 −733%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 +713%	8−9 −713%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 +733%	6−7 −733%
Battlefield 5	85−90 +750%	10−11 −750%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +733%	6−7 −733%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +713%	8−9 −713%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +686%	14−16 −686%