GeForce 9600 GT Green Edition

Tesla GeForce 9 Series Desktop GDDR3 2008 NVIDIA

Key Metrics

Launch Date: 2008-02-21
CUDA Cores: 64
Memory: 512 MB GDDR3
Memory Bandwidth: 44.8 GB/s
TDP/TBP: 95 W
Interface: PCIe 2.0 x16

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GPU Specs

Identity
Entry Type	Reference GPU
Official Name	NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT Green Edition
GPU Codename	G94
Architecture	Tesla
Launch Date	2008-02-21
Market Segment Notes	Desktop in GeForce 9 Series
Core Specs
GPU Die	G94
Chip Variant / Package	BGA-1504
Process Node	TSMC 65 nm
Transistor Count	0.51 billion
Die Size	240 mm²
CUDA Cores	64
SM Count	8
TMUs	32
ROPs	16
Base Clock	600 MHz
Boost Clock	600 MHz
Pixel Fillrate	9.6 GP/s
Texture Fillrate	19.2 GT/s
FP32 Throughput	0.19 TFLOPS
Memory
Memory Size	512 MB
Memory Type	GDDR3
Memory Bus Width	256-bit
Memory Clock	700 MHz
Memory Bandwidth	44.8 GB/s
L2 Cache	MB
Board and Display
TDP / TBP	95 W
Recommended PSU	250 W
Power Connectors	1x 6-pin
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Display Outputs	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Slot Width	Single-slot, 229 mm length
Card Length	229 mm
Board Partner Model	Reference or OEM specification
Reference Design	NVIDIA reference design
Software
CUDA Compute Capability	1.1
Shader Model	4.0
DirectX Support	DirectX 10.0
OpenGL Support	OpenGL 3.3
OpenCL Support	OpenCL 1.1

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Front of a NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT Green Edition engineering sample board — **Front: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT Green Edition engineering sample board.** This is an engineering sample identified by the museum, not proof of a retail Green Edition board or its listed clocks and memory. The exact photographed example is identified on its source page.View original museum gallery

Why It Mattered

GeForce 9600 GT Green Edition belongs to the Tesla and GeForce 9 Series era around 2008, when PC graphics cards varied heavily by bus, memory chips, BIOS, cooler, and display outputs. Tracking the exact model helps retro builders distinguish period-correct boards from similarly named variants.

Sources

Independent reference sources

TechPowerUp GPU SpecsModel-level specification reference for this GPU entryOpen source

Reference databases

RightNow GPU DatabaseOpen GPU database used to cross-check specifications A reference database: good for cross-checking specifications, but not proof of the original release details on its own.Open source

Photo sources

Videocard Virtual Museum
Photo: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT Green Edition engineering sample board (Front)Credit: Videocard Virtual MuseumLicense: CC BY (version unspecified)Source claim: Archive page footer states Creative Commons Attribution for museum photos; version unspecified.Modified: Resized to 960 px maximum dimension and JPEG recompressed; no crop.Board identity: The exact photographed example is identified on its source page.Configuration: This is an engineering sample identified by the museum, not proof of a retail Green Edition board or its listed clocks and memory.Original museum gallery

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