NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT

NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT

The Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT is a DirectX 10 graphics card for notebooks andsuccessor to the 8600M GT. Compared to the 8600M GT or 9500M GS, the 9600M GT was produced in 65nm (allows higher clock rates with the same current consumption) and features a new PureVideo HD video processor (VP3) and HybridPower support.

In conjunction with the Nvidia 9100M G integrated graphics, the 9600M GT supports Hybrid-SLI (only HybridPower). 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 is not supported with this card, as there would be no performance gain.

As the 8600M GT, the 9600M GT features 32 stream processors that do the graphic work of the vertex- and pixel-shaders.

The performance of the 9600M GT should be somewhere between the 9500M GS and the 8700M GT (depends if GDDR2 or GDDR3 memory chips are used).

Compared to desktop graphics cards, the 9600M GT is similar to the GeForce 9500GT (which also descends from the G96 core). The desktop CPU 9600 GT has a 256 bit memory bus and is therefore much faster.

ManufacturerNVIDIA
GeForce 9600M Series

GeForce 9650M GT 32@550MHz

GeForce 9600M GT 32@500MHz

GeForce 9600M GS 32@430MHz

CodenameNB9P-GS
Pipelines32 - unified
Core Speed *500 MHz
Shader Speed *1250 MHz
Memory Speed *800 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR2, GDDR3
Max. Amount of Memory1024 MB
Shared Memoryno
DirectXDirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Current Consumption23 Watt
Transistors314 Million
technology65 nm
FeaturesPCI-E 2.0, 1250 MHz Shader Taktung, 400 MHz Speichertaktung bei GDDR2, 800 MHz bei GDDR3, PureVideo HD Technologie (VP3), Hybrid SLI mit HybridPower (mit aktuellen nVidia Chipsätzen).
Notebook Sizemedium sized
Date of Announcement04.06.2008
Link to Manufacturer Pagehttp://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_960...
* The specified clock rates are only guidelines for the manufacturer and can be altered by them.

Benchmarks

3DMark 2001SE - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 16887     avg: 26806.7 (44%)     max: 34297 Points
3DMark 03 - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 11820     avg: 14889.2 (14%)     max: 17184 Points
3DMark 05 - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 5684     avg: 9592.2 (30%)     max: 11344 Points
3DMark 06
0% 100%
min: 3930     avg: 5162.6 (20%)     max: 6296 Points
PCMark Vantage - Gaming Score 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 2487     avg: 3391.9 (16%)     max: 3905 Points
Windows Vista Experience Index - GPU
0% 100%
min: 5.9     avg: 5.9 (87%)     max: 5.9 Points
Windows Vista Experience Index - GPU Games
0% 100%
min: 5.5     avg: 5.5 (81%)     max: 5.5 Points
Cinebench R10 - Shading 32Bit
0% 100%
min: 2765     avg: 3651.4 (34%)     max: 5177 Points
3DMark Vantage - P Result no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 1227     avg: 1472.4 (5%)     max: 1719 Points
3DMark Vantage - P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 982     avg: 1192 (4%)     max: 1400 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - OpenGL 64Bit
0% 100%
min: 10.3     avg: 10.3 (14%)     max: 10.3 Points
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card

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.

Anno 1404
Anno 1404 (2009)
low:
91  fps      Compare
ultra:
14  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
ArmA 2 (2009): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...
F.E.A.R. 2
F.E.A.R. 2 (2009)
low:
82.1  fps      Compare
med.:
38.5  fps      Compare
high:
19.4  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto (2008)
low:
30.8  fps      Compare
med.:
22.4  fps      Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead (2008)
low:
148  fps      Compare
high:
76  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Far Cry 2
Far Cry 2 (2008)
high:
18  fps      Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Crysis Warhead
Crysis Warhead (2008)
low:
45  fps      Compare
ultra:
7  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Racedriver: GRID
Racedriver: GRID (2008)
low:
42.7  fps      Compare
med.:
32.8  fps      Compare
high:
20.2  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Trackmania Nations Forever (2008): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings high. - more...
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare (2007)
low:
123.3 133.2 142 ~ 133 fps      Compare
med.:
40.2 46.9 49 ~ 45 fps      Compare
high:
18.2 25.7 ~ 22 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Supreme Commander - FA Bench
Supreme Commander - FA Bench (2007)
med.:
22.6 25.1 ~ 24 fps      Compare
high:
14 19.8 ~ 17 fps      Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Crysis - GPU Benchmark
Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)
low:
32.4 42.8 50.6 59.3 60.5 62.7 65.1 76.8 81 84.3 ~ 62 fps      Compare
med.:
18.6 20.6 22.9 22.9 23.6 26 26.5 30.2 35 ~ 25 fps      Compare
high:
11.5 11.5 11.9 11.9 12.1 13.4 13.6 15.6 15.8 16 16.3 16.4 19.3 ~ 14 fps      Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Crysis - CPU Benchmark
Crysis - CPU Benchmark (2007)
low:
32.3 39.3 51 57.7 58 59.8 70.4 72.2 76 78 ~ 59 fps      Compare
med.:
17.6 18.9 22 22.8 23.1 25.4 26 27.1 30.9 ~ 24 fps      Compare
high:
10.3 10.7 10.8 12 12.8 13 14 14.7 15 15.1 15.6 15.6 17.3 ~ 14 fps      Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
World in Conflict - Benchmark
World in Conflict - Benchmark (2007)
med.:
49  fps      Compare
high:
24  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Command and Conquer III (2007): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...
Call of Juarez Benchmark
Call of Juarez Benchmark (2006)
high:
9  fps      Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
The Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion
The Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion (2006)
high:
41  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark (2005)
high:
133  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Quake 4 (2005): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings ultra. - more...
F.E.A.R.
F.E.A.R. (2005)
low:
169 196 261 271 295 322 384 403 420 ~ 302 fps      Compare
med.:
29 31 33 34 35 106 124 153 ~ 68 fps      Compare
high:
27 29 30 31 32 38 56 56 57 ~ 40 fps      Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft (2005)
low:
250.5  fps      Compare
med.:
82.6  fps      Compare
high:
20.2  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Counter-Strike Source
Counter-Strike Source (2004)
high:
270  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Doom 3
Doom 3 (2004)
low:
167.5 169.7 187.2 201 213.1 ~ 188 fps      Compare
med.:
155.4 192.6 198.5 210.4 ~ 189 fps      Compare
high:
146.8 166.8 170.9 205.7 ~ 173 fps      Compare
ultra:
85 117.9 123.9 132.1 206.7 ~ 133 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo (1999)
high:
337 409.5 414.3 434.9 513.5 525 555 ~ 456 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.

For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List

Gaming Performance

The gaming benchmarks below were conducted with a 9600M GT containing 512 MB GDDR3 graphics memory and a fast Core 2 Duo CPU. Using a slower CPU and / or slower memory, a slower performance has to be expected (e.g., 20% slower with GDDR3).

Crysis: 1024x768, med: 25 fps -> playable (only in low fully playable)
Unreal Tournament 3: 1280x800, Stufe 3/5 -> fully playable
Call of Duty 4: 1024x768, high Details: 50 fps -> fully playable
Supreme Commander (Gameplay, Multiplayer 2vs2): 1024x768, med -> playable
Race Driver Grid: 1024x768, med -> fully playable
Colin Mc Rae Dirt: 1024x768, med Details: 30 fps -> playable
Gothic 3: 1024x768, high Details: 35 fps -> fully playable
Lost Planet: 1024x768, med Details, DX10: 30 fps -> playable

Current games (08-2008) are all fully playable (but not at the hightest settings) with the 9600M GT. Older or less demanding games can be played with full settings enabled. Compared to the old 8600M GT, the 9600M GT shows a clearly better performance (also because of the faster CPUs).

Notebook reviews with NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics card

Acer Aspire 5930G-864G32MN (Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, 15.4")
» Review Acer Aspire 5930G Notebook - Review
» Acer Aspire 5930G-864G32MN - External Review

Acer Aspire 5930G-944G32BN (Intel Core 2 Duo T9400, 15.4")
» Acer Aspire 5930G - External Review

Acer Aspire 6930G (Intel Core 2 Duo T5800, 16")
» Review Acer Aspire 6930G Notebook - Review

Acer Aspire 6935G (Intel Core 2 Duo T9400, 16.0")
» Acer Aspire 6935G - External Review

Acer Aspire 7730G (Intel Core 2 Duo T9400, 17.0")
» Acer Aspire 7730G - External Review

Acer Aspire 8730G (Intel Core 2 Duo T6400, 18.4")
» Acer Aspire 8730G - External Review

Apple MacBook Pro 15 (Intel Core 2 Duo T9400, 15.4")
» Review Apple MacBook Pro 15" v5 2008 (Unibody, 9600M GT + 9400M) - Review
» Review Update Apple MacBook Pro 5.1 (Unibody, 9600M GT + 9400M) - Review
» Apple MacBook Pro Unibody - External Review

Apple MacBook Pro 15 inch 2009-06 (Intel Core 2 Duo T9600, 15.4")
» Review Apple MacBook Pro 15 Mid 2009 2.8 GHz - Review
» Apple MacBook Pro 15 inch (06/09) - External Review

Apple Macbook Pro 17 inch 2009-03 (Intel Core 2 Duo T9550, 17.0")
» Review Apple MacBook Pro 17" Notebook (Aluminium Unibody, 17", 9600M GT, T9550) - Review
» Review MacBook Pro 17" Unibody Non-Glare - Review
» Apple Macbook Pro 17“ 2009-3 - External Review

Cyberpower Xplorer X5-7900 (Intel Core 2 Duo P9600, 15.4")
» Cyberpower Xplorer X5-7900 - External Review

Fujitsu Amilo Xi3670 (Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000, 18.4")
» Fujitsu Amilo Xi3670 - External Review

Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Xi3650 (Intel Core 2 Duo T9400, 18.4")
» Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Xi3650 - External Review

HP Pavilion dv5-1011ea (Intel Core 2 Duo P7350, 15.4")
» HP Pavilion dv5-1011ea - External Review

HP Pavilion dv5-1032eg (Intel Core 2 Duo P7350, 15.4")
» Short Review HP Pavilion dv5-1032eg Entertainment Notebook - Review
» HP Pavilion dv5-1032eg - External Review

HP Pavilion dv5-1040eg (Intel Core 2 Duo P7350, 15.4")
» HP Pavilion dv5-1040eg - External Review

HP Pavilion dv5-1080el (Intel Core 2 Duo T9400, 15.4")
» HP Pavilion dv5-1080el - External Review

HP Pavilion DV5-1199EG (Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, 15.4")
» HP Pavilion dv5-1199EG - External Review

HP Pavilion dv7-1000ea (Intel Core 2 Duo P7350, 17.0")
» HP Pavilion dv7-1000ea - External Review

HP Pavilion dv7-1004ea (Intel Core 2 Duo P7350, 17.0")
» HP Pavilion dv7-1004ea - External Review

HP Pavilion dv7-1045eg (Intel Core 2 Duo P8400, 17.0")
» HP Pavilion dv7-1045eg - External Review

HP Pavilion dv7-1050eg (Intel Core 2 Duo T9400, 17.1")
» Review HP Pavilion dv7-1050eg / 1045eg Notebook - Review
» HP Pavilion dv7-1050eg - External Review

HP Pavilion dv7-1070eg (Intel Core 2 Duo T9400, 17.1")
» HP Pavilion dv7-1070eg - External Review

HP Pavilion dv7-1140eg (Intel Core 2 Duo P7350, 17.0")
» HP Pavilion dv7-1140eg - External Review

HP Pavilion dv7-1280EG (Intel Core 2 Duo P7450, 17.1")
» HP Pavilion dv7-1280EG - External Review

HP Pavilion dv7-1285dx (Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, 17.0")
» HP Pavilion dv7-1285dx - External Review

HP Pavilion dv7t (Intel Core 2 Duo T9400, 17.0")
» HP Pavilion dv7t - External Review

HP Pavilion HDX X16-1010EA (Intel Core 2 Duo P8400, 16.0")
» HP Pavilion HDX X16-1010EA - External Review

HP Pavilion HDX16 (Intel Core 2 Duo P8700, 16.0")
» Review HP Pavilion HDX16 Notebook - Review
» HP Pavilion HDX16 - External Review

HP Pavilion HDX16t (Intel Core 2 Duo P8400, 16.0")
» HP Pavilion HDX16t - External Review

HP Pavilion HDX18 (Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, 18.0")
» HP Pavilion HDX18 - External Review

HP Pavilion HDX18t (Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, 18.4")
» HP Pavilion HDX18t - External Review

Ibuypower Battalion 101 FX-924Z (Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, 15.4")
» Ibuypower Battalion 101 FX-924Z - External Review

LG P310-S.CBRAG Tarsia (Intel Core 2 Duo T9500, 13.3")
» LG P310-S.CBRAG Tarsia - External Review

LG P310-S.CBRBG Camini (Intel Core 2 Duo P8400, 13.3")
» Review LG P310 "Camini" Notebook - Review
» LG P310-S.CBRBG Tarsia - External Review

LG S510 (Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, 15.4")
» LG S510 - External Review

MSI Megabook GX400 (Intel Core 2 Duo P7350, 14.1")
» Review MSI GX 400 Notebook - Review
» MSI Megabook GX400 - External Review

MSI Megabook GX620 (Intel Core 2 Duo P9500, 15.4")
» Review MSI Megabook GX620 Notebook - Review
» MSI Megabook GX620 - External Review
» MSI Megabook EX620 - External Review

MSI Megabook GX630 (AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80, 15.4")
» MSI Megabook GX630 - External Review

MSI Megabook GX720 (Intel Core 2 Duo P8400, 17.1")
» MSI Megabook GX720 - External Review

Samsung Aura P8400 Madril (Intel Core 2 Duo P8400, 15.4")
» User Review: Samsung R560 Madril Notebook - Review

Samsung R560 (Intel Core 2 Duo P8400, 15.4")
» Samsung R560 - External Review

Sony Vaio VGN-AW11S/B (Intel Core 2 Duo P8400, 18.4")
» Sony Vaio VGN-AW11S/B - External Review

Sony Vaio VGN-AW11XU/Q (Intel Core 2 Duo T9600, 18.4")
» Sony Vaio VGN-AW11XU/Q - External Review

Sony Vaio VGN-AW11Z/B (Intel Core 2 Duo T9400, 18.4")
» Sony Vaio VGN-AW11Z/B - External Review

Sony Vaio VGN-AW125J/H (Intel Core 2 Duo P8400, 18.4")
» Sony Vaio VGN-AW125J/H - External Review

Sony Vaio VGN-AW170Y/Q (Intel Core 2 Duo T9400, 18.4")
» Sony Vaio AW170Y/Q - External Review

Sony Vaio VGN-AW17GU (Intel Core 2 Duo T9400, 18.4")
» Sony Vaio VGN-AW17GU - External Review

Sony Vaio VGN-AW180Y/Q (Intel Core 2 Duo T9600, 18.4")
» Sony Vaio VGN-AW180Y/Q - External Review

Sony Vaio VGN-AW190 (Intel Core 2 Duo T9400, 18.4")
» Sony Vaio VGN-AW190 - External Review

Sony Vaio VGN-AW21VY/Q (Intel Core 2 Duo T9800, 18.4")
» Sony Vaio VGN-AW21VY/Q - External Review

Sony Vaio VGN-AW21XY/Q (Intel Core 2 Duo T9800, 18.4")
» Sony Vaio VGN-AW21XY/Q - External Review

Sony Vaio VGN-AW235J/B (Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, 18.4")
» Sony Vaio VGN-AW235J/B - External Review

Sony Vaio VGN-AW310J/H (Intel Core 2 Duo T6500, 18.4")
» Sony Vaio VGN-AW310J/H - External Review

Sony Vaio VGN-AW31M/H (Intel Core 2 Duo P8700, 18.4")
» Sony Vaio VGN-AW31M/H - External Review

Sony Vaio VGN-AW31XY (Intel Core 2 Duo T9900, 18.4")
» Sony Vaio VGN-AW31XY - External Review

Sony Vaio VGN-AW41MF/H (Intel Core 2 Duo P7450, 18.4")
» Sony Vaio VGN-AW41MF/H - External Review

Toshiba Qosmio F50-10M (Intel Core 2 Duo P8400, 15.4")
» Toshiba Qosmio F50-10M - External Review

Toshiba Qosmio F50-10Z (Intel Core 2 Duo P8400, 15.4")
» Toshiba Qosmio F50-10Z - External Review

Toshiba Qosmio G50-10H (Intel Core 2 Duo T9400, 18.4")
» Toshiba Qosmio G50-10H - External Review

Toshiba Qosmio G50-10i (Intel Core 2 Duo T9400, 18.4")
» Toshiba Qosmio G50-10i - External Review

Toshiba Qosmio G50-115 (Intel Core 2 Duo P8400, 18.4")
» Toshiba Qosmio G50-115 - External Review

Toshiba Qosmio G50-127 (Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, 18.4")
» Toshiba Qosmio G50-127 - External Review

Toshiba Qosmio G55-Q802 (Intel Core 2 Duo P7350, 18.4")
» Toshiba Qosmio G55-Q802 - External Review

Zepto Mythos A15 (Intel Core 2 Duo P9500, 15.4")
» Review Zepto Mythos A15 Notebook - Review
» Zepto Mythos A15 - External Review

Zepto Nexus A15 (Intel Core 2 Duo P7350, 15.4")
» Zepto Nexus A15 - External Review

Zepto Nox A15 (Intel Core 2 Duo P8400, 15.4")
» Zepto Nox A15 - External Review

» Comparison of GPUs
Detailled list of all laptop GPUs with a short description. Classified and sorted by performance.

» Benchmark List
Sortable and restrainable list of all GPUs with benchmarks (e.g. 3DMarks).

» Notebook Gaming List
Which game can be played with my graphics card.

Class 1
GeForce GTX 590
GeForce GTX 580
Radeon HD 6970
GeForce GTX 570
GeForce GTX 480
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Radeon HD 6870
GeForce GTX 470
Radeon HD 5850
GeForce GTX 460 768MB
Radeon HD 6790
Radeon HD 5770
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
GeForce GTS 450
Radeon HD 4850
Radeon HD 5670
Class 2
GeForce GT 240
GeForce GT 430
7590M *
Radeon HD 5570
Radeon HD 6550D *
GeForce GT 220
Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5
Class 3
Radeon HD 4350
GeForce G 107M *
Chrome9HD *
Class 4
Class 5
Class 6
SGX543MP2 *
Mali-400 MP *
PowerVR SGX540 *
PowerVR SGX535
unknown *

* Approximate position of the graphics adapter

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Author: Klaus Hinum (Update: 2012-01-25)