HD Graphics 6EU Mobile vs ATI Radeon 9500
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1509 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.54 | no data |
| Architecture | Rage 8 (2002−2007) | Generation 6.0 (2011) |
| GPU code name | R300 | Sandy Bridge GT1 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 March 2003 (22 years ago) | 1 May 2011 (14 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 cores | no data | 48 |
| Core clock speed | 275 MHz | 350 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 800 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 110 million | 504 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.100 | 4.800 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.0768 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 1 |
| TMUs | 4 | 6 |
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).
| Interface | AGP 8x | Ring Bus |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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 | DDR | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 270 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 17.28 GB/s | no data |
| 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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0 (9_0) | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 3.1 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 March 2003 | 1 May 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 45 Watt |
ATI 9500 has 275% lower power consumption.
HD Graphics 6EU Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, and a 368.8% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon 9500 and HD Graphics 6EU Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon 9500 is a desktop graphics card while HD Graphics 6EU Mobile is a notebook one.
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