GeForce 9500 GT vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 5650 with GeForce 9500 GT, including specs and performance data.
ATI Mobility HD 5650 outperforms 9500 GT by a whopping 195% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1056 | 1287 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 6.45 | 0.66 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | Madison | G96 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (15 years ago) | 29 July 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $85.99 |
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 | 400 | 32 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 650 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 627 million | 314 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Texture fill rate | 9.000 | 9.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.36 TFLOPS | 0.096 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| TMUs | 20 | 16 |
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 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 175 mm |
| Height | no data | 4.376" (11.1 cm) |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
| 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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 800 (GDDR3) and 500 (DDR2) MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 25.6 (GDDR3) and 16.0 (DDR2) |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 Connectors | No outputs | Dual Link DVISingle Link DVI |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | S/PDIF |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | + |
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:
| 900p | 15
+200%
| 5−6
−200%
|
| Full HD | 16
+220%
| 5−6
−220%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 17.20 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Fortnite | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+230%
|
10−11
−230%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 39
+225%
|
12−14
−225%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+240%
|
5−6
−240%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Fortnite | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+230%
|
10−11
−230%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+240%
|
5−6
−240%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+230%
|
10−11
−230%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+225%
|
4−5
−225%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+200%
|
5−6
−200%
|
| Valorant | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Dota 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
This is how ATI Mobility HD 5650 and 9500 GT compete in popular games:
- ATI Mobility HD 5650 is 200% faster in 900p
- ATI Mobility HD 5650 is 220% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.27 | 0.43 |
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 29 July 2008 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 50 Watt |
ATI Mobility HD 5650 has a 195.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 62.5% more advanced lithography process, and 233.3% lower power consumption.
The Mobility Radeon HD 5650 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9500 GT in performance tests.
Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 5650 is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 9500 GT is a desktop one.
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