ATI Radeon 9600 vs GeForce GTS 250

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 250 and Radeon 9600, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTS 250
2009
1 GB GDDR3, 150 Watt
1.54
+1611%

GTS 250 outperforms ATI 9600 by a whopping 1611% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9721455
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.09no data
Power efficiency0.700.51
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Rage 8 (2002−2007)
GPU code nameG92BRV350
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date4 March 2009 (15 years ago)1 October 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores128no data
Core clock speed738 MHz324 MHz
Number of transistors754 million60 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt12 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate44.931.296
Floating-point processing power0.3871 TFLOPSno data
ROPs164
TMUs644

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" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone
SLI options+-

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 amount1 GB64 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1100 MHz189 MHz
Memory bandwidth70.4 GB/s6.048 GB/s

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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

API 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
OpenGL3.02.0
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. 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.

GTS 250 1.54
+1611%
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.

GTS 250 594
+1597%
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.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.54 0.09
Recency 4 March 2009 1 October 2003
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 64 MB
Chip lithography 55 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 12 Watt

GTS 250 has a 1611.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 136.4% more advanced lithography process.

ATI 9600, on the other hand, has 1150% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTS 250 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9600 in performance tests.


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