ATI Radeon 9600 XT vs GeForce 9600 GSO 512

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9600 GSO 512 and Radeon 9600 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

9600 GSO 512
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 90 Watt
0.79
+888%

9600 GSO 512 outperforms ATI 9600 XT by a whopping 888% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11821501
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.670.28
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Rage 9 (2003−2006)
GPU code nameG94RV360
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date23 October 2008 (16 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 cores48no data
Core clock speed650 MHz500 MHz
Number of transistors505 million60 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt22 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate15.602.000
Floating-point processing power0.156 TFLOPSno data
ROPs164
TMUs244

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16AGP 8x
Length229 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone
SLI options2-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 typeGDDR3DDR
Maximum RAM amount512 MB128 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz300 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.6 GB/s9.6 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVIHDTV1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)9.0 (9_0)
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL2.12.0
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/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.

9600 GSO 512 0.79
+888%
ATI 9600 XT 0.08

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.

9600 GSO 512 329
+840%
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.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.79 0.08
Recency 23 October 2008 1 October 2003
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 128 MB
Chip lithography 65 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 22 Watt

9600 GSO 512 has a 887.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

ATI 9600 XT, on the other hand, has 309.1% lower power consumption.

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

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