GeForce 9600 GSO vs Radeon RX 570 Mobile
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1215 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.09 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.71 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | Ellesmere | G92 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 10 December 2017 (8 years ago) | 28 April 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599.99 | $49.99 |
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 | 2048 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 926 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1206 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 754 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 105 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Texture fill rate | 154.4 | 26.40 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.94 TFLOPS | 0.264 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 12 |
| TMUs | 128 | 48 |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 48 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 | large | no data |
| Bus support | no data | PCI-E 2.0 |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 229 mm |
| Height | no data | 4.376" (11.1 cm) |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | 8 GB | 384 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1650 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 211.2 GB/s | 38.4 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 | Dual Link DVIHDTV |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| 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.
| FreeSync | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 December 2017 | 28 April 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 384 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 105 Watt |
RX 570 Mobile has an age advantage of 9 years, a 2033% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 364% more advanced lithography process, and 24% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 570 Mobile and GeForce 9600 GSO. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 570 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 9600 GSO is a desktop one.
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