NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO vs NVIDIA GeForce 8300

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO and NVIDIA GeForce 8300 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 2.8x more core clock speed: 1375 MHz vs 500 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 80 nm
  • 3.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 328 vs 102
  • 6.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2160 vs 329
  • 6.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2160 vs 329
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 28 April 2008 vs 17 April 2007
Core clock speed 1375 MHz vs 500 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm vs 80 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 328 vs 102
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2160 vs 329
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2160 vs 329

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8300

  • 2.6x lower typical power consumption: 40 Watt vs 105 Watt
  • Around 73% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 168 vs 97
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 40 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 168 vs 97

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8300

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
328
102
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
97
168
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2160
329
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2160
329
Name NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO NVIDIA GeForce 8300
PassMark - G3D Mark 328 102
PassMark - G2D Mark 97 168
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2160 329
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2160 329

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO NVIDIA GeForce 8300

Essentials

Architecture Tesla Tesla
Code name G92 C78
Launch date 28 April 2008 17 April 2007
Launch price (MSRP) $49.99
Place in performance rating 1413 1414
Price now $49.99 $22.68
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 13.43 5.26

Technical info

Core clock speed 1375 MHz 500 MHz
CUDA cores 96
Floating-point performance 264 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 80 nm
Maximum GPU temperature 105 °C
Pipelines 96
Texture fill rate 26.4 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt 40 Watt
Transistor count 754 million 210 million

Video outputs and ports

Audio input for HDMI S / PDIF
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video, Dual Link DVIHDTV 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCI
Length 9" (22.9 cm)
SLI options 2-way
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin

API support

DirectX 10.0 10.0
OpenGL 2.1 3.3

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