ATI Radeon 9600 XT vs GeForce GTX 870M

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking484not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.18no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Rage 9 (2003−2006)
GPU code nameGK104RV360
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date12 March 2014 (10 years ago)1 October 2003 (21 year 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 cores1344no data
Core clock speed941 MHz500 MHz
Boost clock speed967 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million60 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt22 Watt
Texture fill rate108.32.000
Floating-point processing power2.599 TFLOPSno data
ROPs244
TMUs1124

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)AGP 8x
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
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 typeGDDR5DDR
Maximum RAM amount3 GB128 MB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 2500 MHz300 MHz
Memory bandwidth120.0 GB/s9.6 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI+-
HDCP content protection+-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+-

Supported technologies

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

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)9.0 (9_0)
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.52.0
OpenCL1.1N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.



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.

GTX 870M 3449
+9754%
ATI 9600 XT 35

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 March 2014 1 October 2003
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 128 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 22 Watt

GTX 870M has an age advantage of 10 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

ATI 9600 XT, on the other hand, has 354.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 870M and Radeon 9600 XT. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 870M is a notebook card while Radeon 9600 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.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M
GeForce GTX 870M
ATI Radeon 9600 XT
Radeon 9600 XT

Comparisons with similar GPUs

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


3.9 106 votes

Rate GeForce GTX 870M on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
4.2 30 votes

Rate Radeon 9600 XT on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.