Intel GMA X4500 vs NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO

Comparative analysis of Intel GMA X4500 and NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO 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, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel GMA X4500

NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel GMA X4500

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
8.1x lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 105 Watt

Launch date	1 September 2008 vs 28 April 2008
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt vs 105 Watt

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO

2.6x more core clock speed: 1375 MHz vs 533 MHz

Core clock speed	1375 MHz vs 533 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel GMA X4500
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO

Name	Intel GMA X4500	NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO
PassMark - G3D Mark		323
PassMark - G2D Mark		90
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2160
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2160

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel GMA X4500	NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 5.0	Tesla
Code name	Eaglelake	G92
Launch date	1 September 2008	28 April 2008
Place in performance rating	not rated	1430
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$49.99
Price now		$49.99
Value for money (0-100)		13.43
Technical info
Core clock speed	533 MHz	1375 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt	105 Watt
CUDA cores		96
Floating-point performance		264 gflops
Maximum GPU temperature		105 °C
Pipelines		96
Texture fill rate		26.4 billion / sec
Transistor count		754 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x S-Video, Dual Link DVIHDTV
Audio input for HDMI		S / PDIF
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Bus support		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
DirectX	10.0	10.0
OpenGL	2.0	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount		384 MB
Memory bandwidth		38.4 GB / s
Memory bus width		192 Bit
Memory clock speed		800 MHz
Memory type		GDDR3
Technologies
CUDA