nVidia GeForce 9500GT

The 9500 GT and its G96 graphics processor is fundamentally just a respin of the 8600 GT and its G84 graphics processor. The G96 retains its 32 shader processors, 8 ROPs, and 16 TMUs. The G96 is manufactured using 65 nanometer (nm) technology, and allows for cheaper mass production than the 80 nanometer G84 graphics processor. As a result of the die shrink, power consumption and heat output were reduced, and the scalability (for the most part) increased.

nVidia GeForce 9500GT
MSRP $70.00
Release date July, 2008
Brand NVIDIA
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can be passively cooled
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can be used for GPGPU computing
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cooler, quieter and more powerful than earlier budget cards from Nvidia
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simply a die shrink of earlier cards
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not a great price:performance ratio compared to cards like the 4670
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The 9500 GT is DirectX 10 compliant and is offered as a "budget mainstream" graphics card, offering decent performance for its intended audience.  The 32 shader processors are CUDA complient and as such makes the 9500 GT suitable for many forms of "GPGPU" computing. G96 also offers onboard PureVideo HD video decoding and can offload 100% of H.264 video decoding from the CPU, resulting in reduced power consumption. Though not standard on all 9500 GT models, the G96 supports native HDMI and Display Port interfaces and is HDCP compliant.

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Competitors

nVidia GeForce 9500GT is ranked 2nd among it's competitors.  See the top picks in Video Cards »
AMD/ATI Radeon HD 4670

AMD/ATI Radeon HD 4670

MSRP  $79.00    Released  September, 2008
Pros
  • as fast as the previous generation performance card
  • low heat and power consumption
  • good for HTPC (not full length, single slot, can be cooled passively)
Cons
  • poor driver availability within the first 2 months of launch
  • no passive options - almost all fan-based options have small noisy fans
  • a little expensive compared to the 9600GT
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Pros

  • can be passively cooled
  • can be used for GPGPU computing
  • cooler, quieter and more powerful than earlier budget cards from Nvidia

Cons

  • simply a die shrink of earlier cards
  • not a great price:performance ratio compared to cards like the 4670

Competitors

Yale prefers AMD/ATI Radeon HD 4670 over nVidia GeForce 9500GT
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