GeForce 9600 GSO 512 vs ATI Radeon HD 4730
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1203 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.67 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | RV770 | G94 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 8 June 2009 (16 years ago) | 23 October 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $79 | no data |
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 | 48 |
| Core clock speed | 750 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 956 million | 505 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 90 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Texture fill rate | 24.00 | 15.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.96 TFLOPS | 0.156 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| TMUs | 32 | 24 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 128 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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | 229 mm |
| Height | no data | 4.376" (11.1 cm) |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| SLI options | - | 2-way |
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 | 512 MB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 57.6 GB/s | 57.6 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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | Two Dual Link DVIHDTV |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | S/PDIF |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 June 2009 | 23 October 2008 |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 90 Watt |
ATI HD 4730 has an age advantage of 7 months, and a 18.2% more advanced lithography process.
9600 GSO 512, on the other hand, has 22.2% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 4730 and GeForce 9600 GSO 512. We've got no test results to judge.
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