GeForce 9600 GT Green Edition vs Playstation 3 RSX 40nm
Contents
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 | Curie (2003−2013) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | RSX-CXD5302 | G94 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 4 October 2012 (13 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 | no data | 64 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 302 million | 505 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 95 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 13.20 | 19.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.192 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| TMUs | 24 | 32 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 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).
| Interface | IGP | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 229 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-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 | 256 MB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 22.4 GB/s | 44.8 GB/s |
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 | N/A | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | ES 1.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 October 2012 | 21 February 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 95 Watt |
Playstation 3 RSX 40nm has an age advantage of 4 years, a 62.5% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.
9600 GT Green Edition, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between Playstation 3 RSX 40nm and GeForce 9600 GT Green Edition. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Playstation 3 RSX 40nm is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 9600 GT Green Edition is a desktop one.
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