Radeon 540X vs GeForce 9600M GT
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 9600M GT and Radeon 540X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
540X outperforms 9600M GT by a whopping 919% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1283 | 717 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.10 | 5.15 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | G96C | Lexa |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 4 June 2008 (16 years ago) | 5 September 2018 (6 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 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 120 MHz | 980 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1046 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 314 million | 2,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 8.000 | 33.47 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.08 TFLOPS | 1.071 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| TMUs | 16 | 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 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-II | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| 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 | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 48 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 | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| 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.
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.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
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
−1900%
| 20
+1900%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
−550%
|
13
+550%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−42.9%
|
10−11
+42.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−800%
|
9
+800%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
−400%
|
10
+400%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−42.9%
|
10−11
+42.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−467%
|
16−18
+467%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−114%
|
14−16
+114%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−88.9%
|
50−55
+88.9%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
−350%
|
9−10
+350%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+40%
|
5
−40%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 14−16
−293%
|
55
+293%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−370%
|
47
+370%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−467%
|
16−18
+467%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−114%
|
14−16
+114%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−300%
|
16
+300%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−88.9%
|
50−55
+88.9%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−42.9%
|
10−11
+42.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−340%
|
44
+340%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−467%
|
16−18
+467%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−114%
|
14−16
+114%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−150%
|
10
+150%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−88.9%
|
50−55
+88.9%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−1200%
|
24−27
+1200%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 3−4 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−700%
|
8−9
+700%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−500%
|
6−7
+500%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 7−8 |
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 0−1 | 3−4 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−6.7%
|
16−18
+6.7%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−800%
|
18−20
+800%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 26
+0%
|
26
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 62
+0%
|
62
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 15
+0%
|
15
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 20
+0%
|
20
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 22
+0%
|
22
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 15
+0%
|
15
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6
+0%
|
6
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18
+0%
|
18
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 17
+0%
|
17
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
This is how 9600M GT and Radeon 540X compete in popular games:
- Radeon 540X is 1900% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the 9600M GT is 40% faster.
- in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 540X is 1200% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- 9600M GT is ahead in 1 test (2%)
- Radeon 540X is ahead in 32 tests (55%)
- there's a draw in 25 tests (43%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.36 | 3.67 |
| Recency | 4 June 2008 | 5 September 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 50 Watt |
9600M GT has 117.4% lower power consumption.
Radeon 540X, on the other hand, has a 919.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 292.9% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon 540X is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9600M GT in performance tests.
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