GeForce 9600 GTX vs NVS 5400M
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1021 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.21 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | GF108 | G92 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 June 2012 (13 years ago) | 27 May 2009 (16 years ago) |
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 | 96 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 660 MHz | 580 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 585 million | 754 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 140 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 10.56 | 27.84 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.2534 TFLOPS | 0.2784 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| TMUs | 16 | 48 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 64 KB |
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 size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | MXM | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s | 44.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | 1.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 June 2012 | 27 May 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 140 Watt |
NVS 5400M has an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 62.5% more advanced lithography process, and 300% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between NVS 5400M and GeForce 9600 GTX. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that NVS 5400M is a mobile workstation graphics card while GeForce 9600 GTX is a desktop one.
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