Intel GMA 500 vs NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
Comparative analysis of Intel GMA 500 and NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
- 8.1x more core clock speed: 1625 MHz vs 200 MHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 130 nm
Core clock speed | 1625 MHz vs 200 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm vs 130 nm |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: Intel GMA 500
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
Name | Intel GMA 500 | NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 483 | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 45 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 0.465 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3161 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3161 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 127 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 127 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel GMA 500 | NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | PowerVR SGX535 | Tesla |
Code name | Poulsbo | G94 |
Launch date | 2 March 2008 | 21 February 2008 |
Place in performance rating | not rated | 1591 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Launch price (MSRP) | $179 | |
Price now | $39.99 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 23.72 | |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 200 MHz | 1625 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 65 nm |
CUDA cores | 64 | |
Floating-point performance | 208 gflops | |
Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | |
Pipelines | 64 | |
Texture fill rate | 20.8 billion / sec | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 96 Watt | |
Transistor count | 505 million | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video, HDTVTwo Dual Link DVI |
Audio input for HDMI | S / PDIF | |
Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | |
Multi monitor support | ||
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Bus support | 16x PCI-E 2.0 | |
Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | |
Length | 9" (22.9 cm) | |
SLI options | 2-way | |
Supplementary power connectors | 6-pin | |
API support |
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DirectX | 10.1 | 10.0 |
OpenGL | ES 2.0 | 2.1 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | |
Memory bandwidth | 57.6 GB / s | |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | |
Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | |
Memory type | GDDR3 | |
Technologies |
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CUDA | ||
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