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NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT vs NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT

NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT

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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.

NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT

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The Nvidia GeForce 9650M GT is a DirectX 10 graphics card for notebooks and  technically a higher clocked 9600M GT. It is produced in 55nm and therefore the current consumption is similar to the 9600M GT which is produced in 65nm. As the 9600M GT it features the PureVideo HD video processor (VP3) and HybridPower support.

In conjunction with the Nvidia 9100M G integrated graphics, the 9650M 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 and 9600M GT, the 9650M GT features 32 stream processors that do the graphic work of the vertex- and pixel-shaders.

The performance of the 9650M GT should be somewhere near the 9650M GS because of the high shader clock rate (with GDDR3). According to Zepto (first manufacturer who announced the card) the 9650M GT should be up to 20% faster than a 9600M GT (in 3DMark06).

Compared to desktop graphics cards, the 9650M 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.

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NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GTNVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT
GeForce 9600M Series
GeForce 9650M GT 32 @ 0.55 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
GeForce 9600M GT 32 @ 0.5 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
GeForce 9600M GS compare 32 @ 0.43 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
GeForce 9650M GT 32 @ 0.55 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
GeForce 9600M GT 32 @ 0.5 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
GeForce 9600M GS compare 32 @ 0.43 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
CodenameNB9P-GSNB9P-GT
ArchitectureG9xG9x
Pipelines32 - unified32 - unified
Core Speed500 MHz550 MHz
Shader Speed1250 MHz1325 MHz
Memory Speed800 MHz800 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR2, GDDR3GDDR2, GDDR3
Max. Amount of Memory1024 MB1024 MB
Shared Memorynono
APIDirectX 10, Shader 4.0DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Power Consumption23 Watt23 Watt
Transistors314 Million314 Million
technology65 nm55 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).PCI-E 2.0, 400 MHz Speichertaktung bei GDDR2, 800 MHz bei GDDR3, PureVideo HD Technologie (VP3), Hybrid SLI mit HybridPower (mit aktuellen nVidia Chipsätzen).
Notebook Sizemedium sizedmedium sized
Date of Announcement04.06.2008 19.08.2008
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.nvidia.com

Benchmarks

3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 1227     avg: 1472     median: 1459 (0%)     max: 1719 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT
1306 Points (0%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 982     avg: 1192     median: 1177 (1%)     max: 1400 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT
1054 Points (1%)
3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
min: 16887     avg: 26807     median: 26648.5 (28%)     max: 34297 Points
min: 22522     avg: 24042     median: 23209 (24%)     max: 26575 Points
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 11820     avg: 14889     median: 16423.5 (9%)     max: 17184 Points
min: 12933     avg: 13029     median: 13031 (7%)     max: 13117 Points
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 5684     avg: 9592     median: 10440.5 (11%)     max: 11344 Points
min: 8350     avg: 8387     median: 8374 (9%)     max: 8454 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
3DMark 06
min: 3930     avg: 4535     median: 4535 (6%)     max: 5140 Points
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT
6000 Points (8%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
3DMark 06
min: 4049     avg: 5063     median: 5174 (7%)     max: 5800 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT
min: 4166     avg: 4808     median: 4880 (6%)     max: 5800 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x800 + NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
3DMark 06
min: 4390     avg: 5316     median: 5684 (7%)     max: 6077 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x800 + NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT
4679 Points (6%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x768 + NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
3DMark 06
4292 Points (6%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x768 + NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT
4826 Points (6%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1024x768 + NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
3DMark 06
6296 Points (8%)
Windows Vista Experience Index - Windows Vista Leistungsindex - Grafik (Spiele)
5.5 Points (81%)
5.3 Points (78%)
Windows Vista Experience Index - Windows Vista Leistungsindex - Grafik
5.9 Points (87%)
5 Points (74%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 2765     avg: 3651     median: 3535 (3%)     max: 5177 Points
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT
min: 3542     avg: 3798     median: 3632 (3%)     max: 4138 Points
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
10.3 fps (4%)

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT → 100% n=12

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT → 94% n=12

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

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 detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Anno 1404

Anno 1404

2009
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
91  fps
ultra 1280x1024
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
14  fps
F.E.A.R. 2

F.E.A.R. 2

2009
low 800x600
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
82.1  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
38.5  fps
high 1280x1024
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
19.4  fps
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto

GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto

2008
low 800x600
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
30.8  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
22.4  fps
Left 4 Dead

Left 4 Dead

2008
low 640x480
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
148  fps
high 1024x768
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
76  fps
Far Cry 2

Far Cry 2

2008
high 1024x768
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
18  fps
Crysis Warhead

Crysis Warhead

2008
low 800x600
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
45  fps
ultra 1024x768
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
7  fps
Racedriver: GRID

Racedriver: GRID

2008
low 800x600
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
42.7  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
32.8  fps
high 1280x1024
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
20.2  fps
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

2007
low 800x600
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
123.3 133.2 142 ~ 133 fps
med. 1024x768
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
40.2 46.9 49 ~ 45 fps
high 1280x1024
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
18.2 25.7 ~ 22 fps
Supreme Commander - FA Bench

Supreme Commander - FA Bench

2007
med. 1024x768
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
22.6 25.1 ~ 24 fps
high 1024x768
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
14 19.8 ~ 17 fps
Crysis - GPU Benchmark

Crysis - GPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
32.4 42.8 50.6 59.3 60.5 62.7 65.1 76.8 81 84.3 ~ 62 fps
69%
GeForce 9650M GT:
32.2 33.1 48.9 50.9 51.7 ~ 43 fps
med. 1024x768
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
18.6 20.6 22.9 22.9 23.6 26 26.5 30.2 35 ~ 25 fps
88%
GeForce 9650M GT:
19.1 19.6 22.2 22.5 26.8 ~ 22 fps
high 1024x768
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
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
93%
GeForce 9650M GT:
11.8 12.1 12.3 12.5 13.9 ~ 13 fps
Crysis - CPU Benchmark

Crysis - CPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
32.3 39.3 51 57.7 58 59.8 70.4 72.2 76 78 ~ 59 fps
71%
GeForce 9650M GT:
32.3 33.2 46.5 49 49.7 ~ 42 fps
med. 1024x768
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
17.6 18.9 22 22.8 23.1 25.4 26 27.1 30.9 ~ 24 fps
88%
GeForce 9650M GT:
18.3 18.6 21.4 21.7 25.2 ~ 21 fps
high 1024x768
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
10.3 10.7 10.8 12 12.8 13 14 14.7 15 15.1 15.6 15.6 17.3 ~ 14 fps
86%
GeForce 9650M GT:
11 11.2 11.5 11.5 12.8 ~ 12 fps
World in Conflict - Benchmark

World in Conflict - Benchmark

2007
med. 1024x768
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
49  fps
78%
GeForce 9650M GT:
38  fps
high 1024x768
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
24  fps
54%
GeForce 9650M GT:
13  fps
Call of Juarez Benchmark

Call of Juarez Benchmark

2006
high 1024x768
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
9  fps
The Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion

The Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion

2006
high 1280x800
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
41  fps
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark

Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark

2005
high 1024x768
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
133  fps
F.E.A.R.

F.E.A.R.

2005
low 640x480
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
169 196 261 271 295 322 384 403 420 ~ 302 fps
119%
GeForce 9650M GT:
226 376 472 ~ 358 fps
med. 800x600
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
29 31 33 34 35 106 124 153 ~ 68 fps
135%
GeForce 9650M GT:
27 120 130 ~ 92 fps
high 1024x768
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
27 29 30 31 32 38 56 56 57 ~ 40 fps
90%
GeForce 9650M GT:
27 41 41 ~ 36 fps
World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

2005
low 800x600
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
250.5  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
82.6  fps
high 1280x1024
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
20.2  fps
Counter-Strike Source

Counter-Strike Source

2004
high 1024x768
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
270  fps
Doom 3

Doom 3

2004
low 640x480
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
167.5 169.7 187.2 201 213.1 ~ 188 fps
32%
GeForce 9650M GT:
59.6 59.8 ~ 60 fps
med. 640x480
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
155.4 192.6 198.5 210.4 ~ 189 fps
32%
GeForce 9650M GT:
59.2 59.8 ~ 60 fps
high 800x600
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
146.8 166.8 170.9 205.7 ~ 173 fps
34%
GeForce 9650M GT:
57.4 58.7 ~ 58 fps
ultra 1024x768
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
85 117.9 123.9 132.1 206.7 ~ 133 fps
43%
GeForce 9650M GT:
56.4 58.4 ~ 57 fps
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

1999
high 1024x768
100%
GeForce 9600M GT:
337 409.5 414.3 434.9 514 525 555 ~ 456 fps
111%
GeForce 9650M GT:
464.3 469.1 582 ~ 505 fps

Average Gaming NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT → 76%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 56%

NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GTlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Anno 14049114
F.E.A.R. 282.138.4819.35
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto30.8322.4
Left 4 Dead14876
Far Cry 218
Crysis Warhead457
Racedriver: GRID42.732.820.2
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare1334522
Supreme Commander - FA Bench2417
Crysis - GPU Benchmark622514
Crysis - CPU Benchmark592414
World in Conflict - Benchmark4924
Call of Juarez Benchmark9
The Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion41
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark133
F.E.A.R.3026840
World of Warcraft250.582.620.2
Counter-Strike Source270
Doom 3188189173133
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo456
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< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps
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NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GTlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Crysis - GPU Benchmark432213
Crysis - CPU Benchmark422112
World in Conflict - Benchmark3813
F.E.A.R.3589236
Doom 360605857
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo505
< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps
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