ATI Radeon 9600 vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared M1 8-Core GPU with Radeon 9600, including specs and performance data.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
13.11
+14467%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU outperforms ATI 9600 by a whopping 14467% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking4061490
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data0.53
Architectureno dataRage 8 (2002−2007)
GPU code nameno dataRV350
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)1 October 2003 (21 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores8no data
Core clock speed1278 MHz324 MHz
Number of transistorsno data60 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data12 Watt
Texture fill rateno data1.296
ROPsno data4
TMUsno data4

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interfaceno dataAGP 8x
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeno dataDDR
Maximum RAM amountno data64 MB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data189 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data6.048 GB/s
Shared memory+no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno data1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXno data9.0 (9_0)
OpenGLno data2.0
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkan-N/A

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD28-0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 24−27 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 70−75 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 24−27 0−1
Battlefield 5 55−60 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 70−75 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27 0−1
Far Cry 5 40−45 0−1
Fortnite 70−75 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 50−55 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 40−45 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50 0−1
Valorant 110−120 0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 24−27 0−1
Battlefield 5 55−60 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 70−75 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 170−180
+17800%
1−2
−17800%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27 0−1
Dota 2 80−85 0−1
Far Cry 5 40−45 0−1
Fortnite 70−75 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 50−55 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 40−45 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50 0−1
Metro Exodus 24−27 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35 0−1
Valorant 110−120 0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 24−27 0−1
Battlefield 5 55−60 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27 0−1
Dota 2 80−85 0−1
Far Cry 5 40−45 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 50−55 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35 0−1
Valorant 110−120 0−1

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 70−75 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 95−100 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22 0−1
Metro Exodus 14−16 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100 0−1
Valorant 130−140 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 16−18 0−1
Battlefield 5 35−40 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12 0−1
Far Cry 5 27−30 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 30−35 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 27−30 0−1

4K
High Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 6−7 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 8−9 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27 0−1
Metro Exodus 9−10 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18 0−1
Valorant 65−70 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 6−7 0−1
Battlefield 5 18−20 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 8−9 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Dota 2 45−50 0−1
Far Cry 5 12−14 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 21−24 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 12−14 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.11 0.09
Recency 10 November 2020 1 October 2003
Chip lithography 5 nm 130 nm

Apple M1 8-Core GPU has a 14466.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, and a 2500% more advanced lithography process.

The M1 8-Core GPU is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook card while Radeon 9600 is a desktop one.

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