GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile vs Radeon 9500 PRO
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 120 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Rage 8 (2002−2006) | Ampere (2020−2022) |
| GPU code name | R300 | GN20-E5 GA104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 October 2002 (21 year ago) | 4 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Current price | $143 | no data |
Detailed Specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 5120 |
| Core clock speed | 275 MHz | 780 - 1100 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1290 - 1620 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 110 million | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 125 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 2.200 | 287.0 |
Form Factor & Compatibility
Information on Radeon 9500 PRO and GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | AGP 8x | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
| Memory type | DDR | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 540 MHz | 14000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 8.64 GB/s | 320.0 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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | no data | + |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0 (9_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
| CUDA | no data | 8.5 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile outperforms Radeon 9500 PRO by 34934% in Passmark.
Pros & Cons Summary
| Recency | 1 October 2002 | 4 January 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 8 nm |
We couldn't decide between Radeon 9500 PRO and GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon 9500 PRO is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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