NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GTX vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 OEM
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G92 | G96C |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Tesla | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 65 nm | 55 nm |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 314 million |
| Die size | 324 mm² | 121 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | May 27th, 2009 | Mar 10th, 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 9 | GeForce 100 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | GeForce 8 | GeForce 9 |
| Successor | GeForce 200 | GeForce 200 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 580 MHz | 738 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1450 MHz | 1836 MHz |
| Memory clock | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective | 504 MHz 1008 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR2 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 44.80 GB/s | 16.13 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 96 | 32 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 48 | 16 |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| SM count | 12 | 4 |
| Cache L2 | 64 KB | 32 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 9.280 GPixel/s | 5.904 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 27.84 GTexel/s | 11.81 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 278.4 GFLOPS | 117.5 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 267 mm 10.5 inches | 168 mm 6.6 inches |
| TDP | 140 W | 50 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| Board number | P393 | P729 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 4.0 |
