ATI Radeon 9600 XT vs GeForce 710M

Place in the ranking	1068	1457
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	5.43	0.28
Architecture	Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)	Rage 9 (2003−2006)
GPU code name	GK208	RV360
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	24 July 2013 (11 years ago)	1 October 2003 (21 year 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	192	no data
Core clock speed	719 MHz	500 MHz
Boost clock speed	800 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	915 million	60 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	22 Watt
Texture fill rate	11.50	2.000
Floating-point processing power	0.2761 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	8	4
TMUs	16	4

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
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	AGP 8x
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	DDR3	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	128 MB
Standard memory configuration	DDR3	no data
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	300 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	9.6 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 2560x1600	no data
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200	no data
VGA аnalog display support	Up to 2048x1536	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 2560x1600	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP content protection	+	-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	+	-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Blu-Ray 3D Support	+	-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	9.0 (9_0)
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.5	2.0
OpenCL	1.1	N/A
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GeForce 710M 1.18
+1211%

ATI 9600 XT 0.09

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GeForce 710M 455
+1200%

ATI 9600 XT 35

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	7−8	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	7−8	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	8−9	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	7−8	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Dota 2	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	10−11	0−1
Fortnite	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	8−9	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	1−2	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8	0−1
World of Tanks	24−27 +2500%	1−2 −2500%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	7−8	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Dota 2	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	10−11	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	8−9	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14	0−1

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
World of Tanks	6−7	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +1500%	2−3 −1500%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5	0−1
Valorant	6−7	0−1

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	3−4	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Dota 2	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Valorant	1−2	0−1

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.18	0.09
Recency	24 July 2013	1 October 2003
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	128 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	22 Watt

GeForce 710M has a 1211.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 46.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce 710M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9600 XT in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 710M is a notebook card while Radeon 9600 XT is a desktop one.

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