ATI Radeon 9600 vs GeForce 8600M GS

Place in the ranking	1401	1455
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.62	0.51
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Rage 8 (2002−2007)
GPU code name	G86	RV350
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 May 2007 (17 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	16	no data
Core clock speed	450 MHz	324 MHz
Number of transistors	210 million	60 million
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	12 Watt
Texture fill rate	3.600	1.296
Floating-point processing power	0.0288 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	4	4
TMUs	8	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
Interface	MXM-II	AGP 8x
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	DDR2	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	64 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	400 MHz	189 MHz
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	6.048 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 Connectors

No outputs

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	9.0 (9_0)
Shader Model	4.0	no data
OpenGL	3.3	2.0
OpenCL	1.1	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	1.1	-

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.

8600M GS 0.18
+100%

ATI 9600 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.

8600M GS 70
+100%

ATI 9600 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

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3
+100%

1−2

−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Hitman 3	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +100%	14−16 −100%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Hitman 3	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +100%	14−16 −100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Hitman 3	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +100%	14−16 −100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3
+100%

1−2

−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3
+100%

1−2

−100%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.18	0.09
Recency	1 May 2007	1 October 2003
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	64 MB
Chip lithography	80 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	12 Watt

8600M GS has a 100% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 62.5% more advanced lithography process.

ATI 9600, on the other hand, has 66.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce 8600M GS is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9600 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 8600M GS is a notebook card while Radeon 9600 is a desktop one.

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