GeForce 9600 GSO 512 vs GeForce GT 230

GeForce 9600 GSO 512
Memory: 512Mb GDDR3DESKTOP
Release date: 23 Oct 2008
GeForce 9600 GSO 512
GeForce GT 230
Memory: 512Mb GDDR3DESKTOP
Release date: 12 Oct 2009
GeForce GT 230
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Summary

Reasons to consider GeForce 9600 GSO 512

Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Tesla), there are no performance optimizations for current games and applications
PhysX support, however PhysX performance on newest games may be poor

Reasons to consider GeForce GT 230

This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Tesla), there are no performance optimizations for current games and applications
PhysX support, however PhysX performance on newest games may be poor

No clear winner declared

We have no data to declare a winner at this time.


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce 9600 GSO 512GeForce GT 230
GPU NameG94 (G94-300-A1)vsG94B (G94-300-B1)
Fab Process65 nmvs55 nm
Die Size240 mm²vs196 mm²
Transistors505 millionvs505 million
Shaders48vs48
Compute Units3vs3
Core clock650 MHzvs650 MHz
ROPs16vs16
TMUs24vs24

Memory Configuration

GeForce 9600 GSO 512GeForce GT 230
Memory TypeGDDR3vsGDDR3
Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed900 MHz
1800 MHz effective
vs900 MHz
1800 MHz effective
Memory Size512 Mbvs512 Mb

Additional details

GeForce 9600 GSO 512GeForce GT 230
TDP90 wattsvs75 watts
Release Date23 Oct 2008vs12 Oct 2009

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce 9600 GSO 512
    10.40 GP/s
  • GeForce GT 230
    10.40 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce 9600 GSO 512
    15.60 GT/s
  • GeForce GT 230
    15.60 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce 9600 GSO 512
    57.60 GB/s
  • GeForce GT 230
    57.60 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce 9600 GSO 512
    156.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce GT 230
    156.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better