GeForce 9600 GSO 512 vs ATI FirePro M5800

Place in the ranking	992	1125
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	3.81	0.65
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	Madison	G94
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	1 March 2010 (14 years ago)	23 October 2008 (16 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 cores	400	48
Core clock speed	650 MHz	650 MHz
Number of transistors	627 million	505 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	26 Watt	90 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	105 °C
Texture fill rate	13.00	15.60
Floating-point processing power	0.52 TFLOPS	0.156 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	16
TMUs	20	24

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).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	229 mm
Height	no data	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-pin
SLI options	-	2-way

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	57.6 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors	No outputs	Two Dual Link DVIHDTV
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	S/PDIF

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	5.0	4.0
OpenGL	4.4	2.1
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	-	+

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 HD

21
+75%

12−14

−75%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5
+100%

2−3

−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Hitman 3	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Hitman 3	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Hitman 3	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3
+100%

1−2

−100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+100%

2−3

−100%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4
+200%

1−2

−200%

This is how ATI M5800 and 9600 GSO 512 compete in popular games:

ATI M5800 is 75% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.43	0.85
Recency	1 March 2010	23 October 2008
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	26 Watt	90 Watt

ATI M5800 has a 68.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 62.5% more advanced lithography process, and 246.2% lower power consumption.

The FirePro M5800 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9600 GSO 512 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro M5800 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce 9600 GSO 512 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.