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NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO 512
- Graphics Processor
- G94
- Cores
- 48
- TMUs
- 24
- ROPs
- 16
- Memory Size
- 512 MB
- Memory Type
- GDDR3
- Bus Width
- 256 bit
GPU
Recommended Gaming Resolutions:
- 1280x720
- 1366x768
- 1600x900
The GeForce 9600 GSO 512 was a graphics card by NVIDIA, launched on October 23rd, 2008. Built on the 65 nm process, and based on the G94 graphics processor, in its G94-300-A1 variant, the card supports DirectX 11.1. Even though it supports DirectX 11, the feature level is only 10_0, which can be problematic with many DirectX 11 & DirectX 12 titles. The G94 graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 240 mm² and 505 million transistors. Unlike the fully unlocked GeForce 9600 GT, which uses the same GPU but has all 64 shaders enabled, NVIDIA has disabled some shading units on the GeForce 9600 GSO 512 to reach the product's target shader count. It features 48 shading units, 24 texture mapping units, and 16 ROPs. NVIDIA has paired 512 MB GDDR3 memory with the GeForce 9600 GSO 512, which are connected using a 256-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 650 MHz, memory is running at 900 MHz.
Being a single-slot card, the NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO 512 draws power from 1x 6-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 90 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x S-Video. GeForce 9600 GSO 512 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface. The card measures 229 mm in length, and features a single-slot cooling solution.
Being a single-slot card, the NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO 512 draws power from 1x 6-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 90 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x S-Video. GeForce 9600 GSO 512 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface. The card measures 229 mm in length, and features a single-slot cooling solution.
Graphics Processor
Graphics Card
- Release Date
- Oct 23rd, 2008
- Generation
-
GeForce 9
(9600)
- Predecessor
- GeForce 8
- Successor
- GeForce 200
- Production
- End-of-life
- Bus Interface
- PCIe 2.0 x16
- Reviews
- 4 in our database
Relative Performance
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Performance estimated based on architecture, shader count and clocks.
Clock Speeds
- GPU Clock
- 650 MHz
- Shader Clock
- 1625 MHz
- Memory Clock
-
900 MHz
1800 Mbps effective
Memory
- Memory Size
- 512 MB
- Memory Type
- GDDR3
- Memory Bus
- 256 bit
- Bandwidth
- 57.60 GB/s
Render Config
- Shading Units
- 48
- TMUs
- 24
- ROPs
- 16
- SM Count
- 6
- L2 Cache
- 64 KB
Theoretical Performance
- Pixel Rate
- 10.40 GPixel/s
- Texture Rate
- 15.60 GTexel/s
- FP32 (float)
- 156.0 GFLOPS
Board Design
- Slot Width
- Single-slot
- Length
- 229 mm
9 inches
- TDP
- 90 W
- Suggested PSU
- 250 W
- Outputs
- 2x DVI
1x S-Video
- Power Connectors
- 1x 6-pin
- Board Number
- P545 SKU 19
Graphics Features
- DirectX
- 11.1 (10_0)
- OpenGL
- 3.3
- OpenCL
- 1.1
- Vulkan
- N/A
- CUDA
- 1.1
- Shader Model
- 4.0
G94 GPU Notes
| PureVideo HD: VP2 VDPAU: Feature Set A Latest Drivers: Windows 2000: Quadro Release 261.19 Windows XP / Server 2003 x64: GeForce Release 185.81 (Notebooks) GeForce Release 340.52 Quadro Release R319 U2 (321.01) Tesla Release 258.96 Windows Vista: GeForce Release 307.83 (Notebooks) GeForce Release 342.01 Quadro Release R340 U15 (342.01) Tesla Release 258.96 Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10: GeForce Release 342.01 Quadro Release R340 U15 (342.01) Tesla Release 258.96 |
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| Name | GPU Clock | Memory Clock | Other Changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 680 MHz | 700 MHz | ||
| 700 MHz | 1000 MHz |
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