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 |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) |
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Name | NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO | NVIDIA GeForce 8300 |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | |
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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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 |
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DirectX | 10.0 | 10.0 |
OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
Memory |
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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 |
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CUDA |