ATI Radeon 9600 XT vs Quadro K500M

Place in the ranking	1039	1454
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.45	0.28
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Rage 9 (2003−2006)
GPU code name	GK107	RV360
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	1 June 2012 (12 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 cores	192	no data
Core clock speed	850 MHz	500 MHz
Number of transistors	1,270 million	60 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	22 Watt
Texture fill rate	13.60	2.000
Floating-point processing power	0.3264 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	8	4
TMUs	16	4

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-A (3.0)	AGP 8x
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	DDR3	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	128 MB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	300 MHz
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	9.6 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 Connectors

No outputs

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	9.0 (9_0)
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	2.0
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
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.

Quadro K500M 1.25
+1289%

ATI 9600 XT 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.

Quadro K500M 480
+1271%

ATI 9600 XT 35

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	2−3	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +1550%	2−3 −1550%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	2−3	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +1550%	2−3 −1550%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	2−3	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +1550%	2−3 −1550%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	7−8	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

0−1

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

0−1

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.25	0.09
Recency	1 June 2012	1 October 2003
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	128 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	22 Watt

Quadro K500M has a 1288.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

ATI 9600 XT, on the other hand, has 59.1% lower power consumption.

The Quadro K500M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9600 XT in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K500M is a mobile workstation 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.