Radeon RX 7700S vs GeForce 9500M GS

Place in the ranking	1303	111
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.22	27.38
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	G84	Navi 33
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 February 2008 (17 years ago)	4 January 2023 (2 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	32	2048
Core clock speed	475 MHz	1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2500 MHz
Number of transistors	289 million	13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	7.600	320.0
Floating-point processing power	0.0608 TFLOPS	20.48 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	64
TMUs	16	128
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	32

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	large
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	22.4 GB/s	288.0 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

Portable Device Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.7
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
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.

9500M GS 0.33

RX 7700S 37.14
+11155%

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.

9500M GS 134

RX 7700S 15306
+11322%

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	1−2 −11500%	116 +11500%
1440p	0−1	59
4K	-0−1	50

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −1367%	88 +1367%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −2733%	85−90 +2733%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −1250%	81 +1250%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −2733%	85−90 +2733%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −3267%	202 +3267%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −1850%	75−80 +1850%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −1033%	68 +1033%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −2733%	85−90 +2733%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −713%	65 +713%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −2683%	167 +2683%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −2786%	200−210 +2786%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −1850%	75−80 +1850%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −2740%	140−150 +2740%
World of Tanks	12−14 −2046%	270−280 +2046%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −917%	61 +917%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −2733%	85−90 +2733%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −1138%	95−100 +1138%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −2300%	144 +2300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −2786%	200−210 +2786%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

2−3

−8650%

170−180
+8650%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1267%	40−45 +1267%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −3125%	120−130 +3125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −1650%	70−75 +1650%
Valorant	4−5 −3050%	120−130 +3050%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −353%	68 +353%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −353%	68 +353%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 −12800%	120−130 +12800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −353%	68 +353%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	45−50
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%
Dota 2	14−16 −427%	75−80 +427%
Valorant	0−1	65−70

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Metro Exodus	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Valorant	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Dota 2	89 +0%	89 +0%
Fortnite	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	133 +0%	133 +0%
Metro Exodus	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Valorant	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Dota 2	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Valorant	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	67 +0%	67 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	67 +0%	67 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
World of Tanks	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	92 +0%	92 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8 +0%	8 +0%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Fortnite	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	48 +0%	48 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

This is how 9500M GS and RX 7700S compete in popular games:

RX 7700S is 11500% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 7700S is 12800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 7700S is ahead in 30 tests (49%)
there's a draw in 31 test (51%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.33	37.14
Recency	1 February 2008	4 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	80 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	100 Watt

9500M GS has 400% lower power consumption.

RX 7700S, on the other hand, has a 11154.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7700S is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9500M GS in performance tests.

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