NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS
The Nvidia GeForce 9600M GS is a DirectX 10 graphics card for notebooks. Technically itis a slower clocked GeForce 9600M GT. It is also produced in 65nm and features a new PureVideo HD video processor (VP3) and HybridPower support.
Compared to the 8600M GT, the core clock is only slightly higher, which leads a similarperformance as the old 8600M GT, but because of the 55nm process it shoulduse less current. As the 8600M GT, the 9600M GT features 32 stream processors that do the graphic work of the vertex- and pixel-shaders.
In conjunction with the Nvidia 9100M G integrated graphics, the 9600M GS 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.
Compared to desktop graphics cards, the 9600M GS is similar to the GeForce 9500 GS (which also descends from the G96 core). The similar named desktop CPU 9600 Series has a 256 bit memory bus and is therefore much faster.
GeForce 9600M Series
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| Codename | NB9P-GE | |||||||||
| Architecture | G9x | |||||||||
| Pipelines | 32 - unified | |||||||||
| Core Speed | 430 MHz | |||||||||
| Shader Speed | 1075 MHz | |||||||||
| Memory Speed | 800 MHz | |||||||||
| Memory Bus Width | 128 Bit | |||||||||
| Memory Type | GDDR2, GDDR3 | |||||||||
| Max. Amount of Memory | 1024 MB | |||||||||
| Shared Memory | no | |||||||||
| API | DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 | |||||||||
| Transistor Count | 314 Million | |||||||||
| technology | 65 nm | |||||||||
| Features | PCI-E 2.0, 400 MHz Speichertakt bei GDDR2 und 800 MHz bei GDDR3 | |||||||||
| Notebook Size | medium sized | |||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 03.06.2008 | |||||||||
| Link to Manufacturer Page | www.nvidia.com | |||||||||
Benchmarks
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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.
F.E.A.R. 2
2009
Racedriver: GRID
2008
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare
2007
Crysis - GPU Benchmark
2007
Crysis - CPU Benchmark
2007
F.E.A.R.
2005
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo
1999| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |
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| F.E.A.R. 2 | 98.8 | 32.37 | ||||
| Racedriver: GRID | 50.7 | 31.32 | ||||
| Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare | 118 | 38.89 | ||||
| Crysis - GPU Benchmark | 62 | 21 | 13.43 | |||
| Crysis - CPU Benchmark | 51 | 23 | 12.68 | |||
| F.E.A.R. | 281 | 29 | 28 | |||
| Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo | 453.5 | |||||
| < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 2 3 1 | 3 3 | 3 1 | | | |
For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List
Game Performance
The following values are based on the 8600M GT. As the core of the 9600M GS is similar (only slightly higher clocked), the following benchmarks should give a good impression on the gaming performance of the card.
Call of Juarez : 1280x800, DX10: 20 fps -> barely playable
Company of Heroes: 1440x900, high details-> playable (not completely fluent)
World in Conflict: 1024x768, medium details (DX9), Benchmark: 23 fps -> playable (DX 10 not playable)
F.E.A.R.: 1024x768, CPU max, GPU max: 24-40 fps -> well playable
Command and Conquer 3 (C&C 3): 1024x768, high details: 30 fps well playable
Supreme Commander: 1024x768, high details: 16-44 fps -> playable (large Multiplayer battles may need a faster GPU)
Colin McRae Dirt: 1024x768, high: 20 fps -> barely playable (reduce details)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: 1024x768, maximum quality: 18 fps not playable -> with reduced details playable
Splinter Cell - Chaos Theory: 1280x800 -> well playable
Oblivion: 1280x800, max details: 40 fps -> well playable
Half Life 2 - Episode 1: 1280x800: 70 fps -> well playable
Prey: 1280x800: 40 fps -> well playable
Anno 1701: 1024x768, high Details: 48 fps -> well playable
Doom 3: 1024x768, Details: Ultra: 67 fps -> well playable
Age of Empires 3: 1024x768, hohe Details (without footprints), Skirmish zu 8t: 30-40 fps -> well playable
Quake 3 Arena: 1024x768, max Details: 236.5 fps -> well playable
Notebook reviews with NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS graphics card
Gigabyte Q1580V: Intel Core 2 Duo T6400, 15.40", 2.7 kg
External Review » Gigabyte Q1580V
HP TouchSmart IQ830: Intel Core 2 Duo P7450, 25.50", 16 kg
External Review » HP TouchSmart IQ830
Samsung P560-54P: Intel Core 2 Duo P8400, 15.40", 2.6 kg
External Review » Samsung P560-54P
Medion P6618: Intel Core 2 Duo T6600, 16.00", 3 kg
External Review » Medion P6618
Samsung P560-54G: Intel Core 2 Duo T5800, 15.40", 2.6 kg
External Review » Samsung P560-54G
Medion P8610: Intel Core 2 Duo T5800, 18.40", 3.8 kg
External Review » Medion P8610
Acer Aspire 6930G: Intel Core 2 Duo P8400, 16.00", 3.8 kg
External Review » Acer Aspire 6930G
Asus X83VM: Intel Core 2 Duo P8400, 14.10", 2.6 kg
External Review » Asus X83VM
Medion P6612 : Intel Core 2 Duo P7350, 16.00", 3.5 kg
External Review » Medion P6612
Asus M50VM : Intel Core 2 Duo T9400, 15.40", 3 kg
External Review » Asus M50VM
HP Pavilion dv7-1025nr: Intel Core 2 Duo P7350, 17.00", 3.6 kg
External Review » HP Pavilion dv7-1025nr
Asus M70VM: Intel Core 2 Duo T9400, 17.10", 4.4 kg
External Review » Asus M70VM
Toshiba Satellite Pro L300D: Intel Core 2 Duo T9500, 15.40", 3 kg
External Review » Toshiba Satellite Pro L300D
HP Pavilion dv5t: Intel Core 2 Duo T9400, 15.40", 3 kg
External Review » HP Pavilion dv5t
