NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 vs NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 and NVIDIA GeForce 9500 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, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

Videocard is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 1 month(s) later
12.4x more texture fill rate: 109 billion / sec vs 8.8 billion / sec
52x more pipelines: 1664 vs 32
43.8x better floating-point performance: 3,920 gflops vs 89.6 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 55 nm
16x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 256 / 512 MB
56x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 9640 vs 172
23.9x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 766 vs 32
171.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 105.107 vs 0.612
21.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1225.96 vs 56.838
2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3340 vs 1505
2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3340 vs 1505

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	19 September 2014 vs 29 July 2008
Texture fill rate	109 billion / sec vs 8.8 billion / sec
Pipelines	1664 vs 32
Floating-point performance	3,920 gflops vs 89.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 55 nm
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 256 / 512 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	9640 vs 172
PassMark - G2D Mark	766 vs 32
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	105.107 vs 0.612
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1225.96 vs 56.838
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3340 vs 1505
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3340 vs 1505

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT

Around 33% higher core clock speed: 1400 MHz vs 1050 MHz
3x lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 148 Watt
114.3x more memory clock speed: 800 (GDDR3) and 500 (DDR2) MHz vs 7.0 GB/s

Core clock speed	1400 MHz vs 1050 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 148 Watt
Memory clock speed	800 (GDDR3) and 500 (DDR2) MHz vs 7.0 GB/s

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

9640

172

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

766

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

105.107

0.612

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1225.96

56.838

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3340

1505

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3340

1505

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970	NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT
PassMark - G3D Mark	9640	172
PassMark - G2D Mark	766	32
Geekbench - OpenCL	28498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	105.107	0.612
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1225.96	56.838
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	8.737
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	35.714
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	490.688
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	11499
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3340	1505
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	11499
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3340	1505
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	369

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970	NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT
Essentials
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0	Tesla
Code name	GM204	G96C
Launch date	19 September 2014	29 July 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	$85.99
Place in performance rating	371	1666
Price now	$407.76	$85.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	28.59	4.13
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1178 MHz
Core clock speed	1050 MHz	1400 MHz
CUDA cores	1664	32
Floating-point performance	3,920 gflops	89.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Maximum GPU temperature	98 °C	105 °C
Pipelines	1664	32
Texture fill rate	109 billion / sec	8.8 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	148 Watt	50 Watt
Transistor count	5,200 million	314 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	S / PDIF
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	2x DVI, 1x S-Video, Dual Link DVISingle Link DVI
G-SYNC support
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
HDMI
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	6.875" (17.5 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU)	500 Watt
SLI options	4x
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pins	None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	10.0
OpenGL	4.4	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	256 / 512 MB
Memory bandwidth	224 GB / s	25.6 (GDDR3) and 16.0 (DDR2)
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	800 (GDDR3) and 500 (DDR2) MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Shared memory	0
Technologies
3D Vision
Adaptive Vertical Sync
CUDA
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
SLI
Surround