ATI Radeon 9600 vs 520

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 520 with Radeon 9600, including specs and performance data.

Radeon 520
2017
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
1.88
+2250%

520 outperforms ATI 9600 by a whopping 2250% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9271502
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.860.51
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Rage 8 (2002−2007)
GPU code nameBanksRV350
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date18 April 2017 (8 years ago)1 October 2003 (21 years 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 cores320no data
Core clock speed1030 MHz324 MHz
Number of transistors690 million60 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt12 Watt
Texture fill rate20.601.296
Floating-point processing power0.6592 TFLOPSno data
ROPs84
TMUs204

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 3.0 x8AGP 8x
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 amount2 GB64 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz189 MHz
Memory bandwidth36 GB/s6.048 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)9.0 (9_0)
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.62.0
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.2.131N/A

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.

Radeon 520 1.88
+2250%
ATI 9600 0.08

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.

Radeon 520 787
+2149%
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.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD150−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6 0−1
Fortnite 8−9 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 10−11 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 3−4 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12 0−1
Valorant 35−40
+3700%
1−2
−3700%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 3−4 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 35−40
+3800%
1−2
−3800%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Dota 2 19 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6 0−1
Fortnite 8−9 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 10−11 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 3−4 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4 0−1
Metro Exodus 3−4 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10 0−1
Valorant 35−40
+3700%
1−2
−3700%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Dota 2 18 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 10−11 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6 0−1
Valorant 35−40
+3700%
1−2
−3700%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 4−5 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20 0−1
Valorant 12−14 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4 0−1

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16 0−1
Valorant 10−11 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 4−5 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.88 0.08
Recency 18 April 2017 1 October 2003
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 64 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 12 Watt

Radeon 520 has a 2250% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

ATI 9600, on the other hand, has 316.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 520 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 520 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon 9600 is a desktop one.

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