GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
12%
12%
AMD Radeon HD 7990
851%
851%
AMD Radeon HD 7990 is approximately 839% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | G94 | Malta x2 |
| CoresDifferent | 64 | 2048 x2 |
| TMUsDifferent | 32 | 128 x2 |
| ROPsDifferent | 16 | 32 x2 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 512 MB | 3 GB x2 |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 256 bit | 384 bit x2 |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | G94 | Malta |
| GPU VariantDifferent | G94-300-A1 | Malta XT(215-0849026) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Tesla | GCN 1.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 65 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 505 million | 4,313 million |
| DensityDifferent | 2.1M / mm² | 11.8M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 240 mm² | 365 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-1504 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Feb 21st, 2008 | Apr 24th, 2013 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 9(9600) | Southern Islands(HD 7900) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 8 | Northern Islands |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 200 | Sea Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 179 USD | 999 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 151 in our database | 37 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 650 MHz | N/A |
| Shader ClockDifferent | 1625 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 900 MHz1800 Mbps effective | 1500 MHz6 Gbps effective |
| Base ClockDifferent | N/A | 950 MHz |
| Boost ClockDifferent | N/A | 1000 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 512 MB | 3 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 256 bit | 384 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 57.60 GB/s | 288.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 64 | 2048 |
| TMUsDifferent | 32 | 128 |
| ROPsDifferent | 16 | 32 |
| SM CountDifferent | 8 | N/A |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 64 KB | 768 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 32 |
| L1 CacheDifferent | N/A | 16 KB (per CU) |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 10.40 GPixel/s | 32.00 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 20.80 GTexel/s | 128.0 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 208.0 GFLOPS | 4.096 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | N/A | 1,024.0 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot WidthDifferent | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 229 mm9 inches | 304 mm12 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 111 mm4.4 inches | 106 mm4.2 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 95 W | 375 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 250 W | 750 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 1x DVI4x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 6-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | P545 SKU 10 | 109-C47637-00A_02 |
| WidthDifferent | N/A | 38 mm1.5 inches |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 1.1 | 2.1 (1.2) |
| VulkanDifferent | N/A | 1.2.175 |
| CUDADifferent | 1.1 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 4.0 | 6.5 (5.1) |
Comparison Summary
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Detailed Features
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NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT vs GeForce GT 440
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