NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GE

Die NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GE (sometimes also called only 9500M or 9500M GM) is a combination of the Nvidia GeForce 9400M (G) chipset and a dedicated NB9M entry level graphics card (GeForce 9200M GS or 9300M GS) in GeForceBoost mode.

HybridPower is a technique to choose between the integrated and dedicated graphics core, if performance or battery runtime is needed. This works only in Windows Vista. Up to now the user has to use a tool to switch between the GPUs. Later Nvidia wants to switch automatically in the drivers. GeForceBoost uses the integrated graphics core of the 9400M G and the dedicated of the NB9M (9300M GS or 9200M GS) in SLI mode to achieve better frame rates.

The performance of the 9500M GE graphic solution depends on the SLI support of the game and the type of dediacted NB9M graphics card (clock rates and memory). Dell for example claims to reach 3300 points in 3DMark06 with a 9300M GS with 256MB GDDR3 RAM (in GeForceBoost mode). This would be as fast as slow GeForce 8600M GT cards. Still the performance in actual games may be much slower.

Furthermore, the 9500M may suffer from micro stuttering (stuttering in playable regions of 30 fps) in GeforceBoost because of different frame times.

The gaming performance of the solution should be sufficient for DirectX 9 games in medium detail settings. Demanding DirectX 10 games, like Crysis will only run in low detail settings.

The power consumption of the 9500M GE depends on the Hybid SLI setting and can reach up to 25 Watt TDP for the combination (including the chipset).

benchmarks

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailled information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (2010) - Approximation!

low:

8+ fps (Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD)

CoD Modern Warfare 2 (2009) - Approximation!

low:

16+ fps (Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD)

Risen (2009) - Approximation!

low:

8+ fps (Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD)

Need for Speed Shift (2009) - Approximation!

low:

-1+ fps (Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD)

Colin McRae: DIRT 2 (2009) - Approximation!

low:

-1+ fps (Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD)

Anno 1404 (2009) - Approximation!

ultra:

5+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

low:

48+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

Sims 3 (2009) - Approximation!

high:

2+ fps (GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE))

med.:

19+ fps (GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE))

low:

60+ fps (GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE))

F.E.A.R. 2 (2009) - Approximation!

high:

7+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

med.:

13+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

low:

37+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto (2008) - Approximation!

low:

15+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 3470 Hybrid X2)

Left 4 Dead (2008) - Approximation!

high:

21+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

low:

68+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

Far Cry 2 (2008) - Approximation!

high:

12+ fps (GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE))

low:

36+ fps (GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE))

Crysis Warhead (2008) - Approximation!

ultra:

2+ fps (GeForce 9300M GS)

low:

22+ fps (GeForce 9300M GS)

Racedriver: GRID (2008) - Approximation!

high:

7+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

med.:

14+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

low:

44+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

Trackmania Nations Forever (2008) - Approximation!

high:

7+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

med.:

14+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

low:

44+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare (2007) - Approximation!

high:

10+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

med.:

27+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

low:

80+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

Supreme Commander - FA Bench (2007) - Approximation!

high:

9+ fps (GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE))

med.:

12+ fps (GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE))

low:

20+ fps (Graphics Media Accelerator HD Graphics)

Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007) - Approximation!

high:

6+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

med.:

11+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

low:

24+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

Crysis - CPU Benchmark (2007) - Approximation!

high:

5+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

med.:

10+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

low:

22+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

World in Conflict - Benchmark (2007) - Approximation!

high:

5+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

med.:

8+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

low:

28+ fps (Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD)

Command and Conquer III (2007) - Approximation!

high:

16+ fps (GeForce 8400M GS)

Call of Juarez Benchmark (2006) - Approximation!

high:

4+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

The Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion (2006) - Approximation!

high:

20+ fps (GeForce 9300M GS)

Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark (2005) - Approximation!

high:

61+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

F.E.A.R. (2005) - Approximation!

high:

10+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

med.:

49+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

low:

189+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

Quake 4 (2005) - Approximation!

ultra:

39+ fps (GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE))

high:

45+ fps (GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE))

med.:

56+ fps (GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE))

low:

61+ fps (GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE))

World of Warcraft (2005) - Approximation!

high:

11+ fps (GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE))

med.:

42+ fps (GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE))

low:

95+ fps (GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE))

Counter-Strike Source (2004) - Approximation!

high:

79+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

low:

30+ fps (Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100)

Doom 3 (2004) - Approximation!

ultra:

83+ fps (GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE))

high:

84+ fps (GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE))

med.:

84+ fps (GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE))

low:

86+ fps (GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE))

Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo (1999) - Approximation!

high:

171+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

Notebook reviews with NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GE graphics card

Dell XPS M1340 (Intel Core 2 Duo P9500, 13.3")
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