Radeon RX 5700 XT vs GeForce 9600M GT

Place in the ranking	1280	90
Place by popularity	not in top-100	54
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	45.81
Power efficiency	1.08	13.12
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	G96C	Navi 10
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	4 June 2008 (16 years ago)	7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	2560
Core clock speed	120 MHz	1605 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1905 MHz
Number of transistors	314 million	10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	225 Watt
Texture fill rate	8.000	304.8
Floating-point processing power	0.08 TFLOPS	9.754 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	64
TMUs	16	160

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 4.0 x16
Length	no data	272 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	448.0 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready	no data	+
Multi Monitor	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.0	6.5
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	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.

9600M GT 0.36

RX 5700 XT 42.88
+11811%

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.

9600M GT 139

RX 5700 XT 16484
+11759%

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.

9600M GT 1459

RX 5700 XT 83961
+5655%

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 −12600%	127 +12600%
1440p	0−1	76
4K	-0−1	48

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	3.14
1440p	no data	5.25
4K	no data	8.31

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −1063%	93 +1063%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3800%	78 +3800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −850%	76 +850%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −4000%	82 +4000%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −4580%	234 +4580%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −2775%	115 +2775%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −700%	64 +700%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3500%	72 +3500%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −714%	57 +714%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −3760%	193 +3760%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −3414%	246 +3414%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −1550%	66 +1550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −3000%	150−160 +3000%
World of Tanks	12−14 −2046%	270−280 +2046%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −613%	57 +613%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3050%	63 +3050%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −1343%	100−110 +1343%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −3320%	171 +3320%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −2857%	200−210 +2857%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

2−3

−8650%

170−180
+8650%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −300%	36 +300%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1850%	39 +1850%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −3350%	130−140 +3350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −3750%	75−80 +3750%
Valorant	5−6 −2280%	119 +2280%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −427%	79 +427%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −427%	79 +427%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 −14300%	144 +14300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −427%	79 +427%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	52
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1600%	17 +1600%
Dota 2	14−16 −520%	93 +520%
Valorant	1−2 −6100%	62 +6100%

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring

133

+0%

133

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	93 +0%	93 +0%
Metro Exodus	156 +0%	156 +0%
Valorant	190 +0%	190 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	194 +0%	194 +0%
Dota 2	127 +0%	127 +0%
Elden Ring	157 +0%	157 +0%
Fortnite	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	145 +0%	145 +0%
Metro Exodus	111 +0%	111 +0%
Valorant	112 +0%	112 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	81 +0%	81 +0%
Dota 2	103 +0%	103 +0%
Valorant	159 +0%	159 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	79 +0%	79 +0%
Elden Ring	88 +0%	88 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	79 +0%	79 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	42 +0%	42 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80 +0%	80 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	119 +0%	119 +0%
Metro Exodus	104 +0%	104 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	28 +0%	28 +0%
Elden Ring	39 +0%	39 +0%
Metro Exodus	35 +0%	35 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27 +0%	27 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Fortnite	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	71 +0%	71 +0%

This is how 9600M GT and RX 5700 XT compete in popular games:

RX 5700 XT is 12600% 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 5700 XT is 14300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 5700 XT is ahead in 32 tests (52%)
there's a draw in 30 tests (48%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.36	42.88
Recency	4 June 2008	7 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	225 Watt

9600M GT has 878.3% lower power consumption.

RX 5700 XT, on the other hand, has a 11811.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 685.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9600M GT in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9600M GT is a notebook card while Radeon RX 5700 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.