GeForce 9600 GTX vs Quadro K2200
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 526 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.32 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 9.59 | no data |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | GM107 | G92 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 July 2014 (11 years ago) | 27 May 2009 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $395.75 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 640 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 1046 MHz | 580 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1124 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,870 million | 754 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 68 Watt | 140 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 44.96 | 27.84 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.439 TFLOPS | 0.2784 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| TMUs | 40 | 48 |
| L1 Cache | 320 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 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 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 202 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1253 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 80.19 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 | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort | 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 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | + | N/A |
| CUDA | 5.0 | 1.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 July 2014 | 27 May 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 68 Watt | 140 Watt |
Quadro K2200 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 105.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro K2200 and GeForce 9600 GTX. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro K2200 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 9600 GTX is a desktop one.
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