GeForce RTX 4060 vs ATI Radeon 9600 PRO

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 9600 PRO and GeForce RTX 4060, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI 9600 PRO
2003
128 MB DDR, 18 Watt
0.11

RTX 4060 outperforms ATI 9600 PRO by a whopping 46727% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking144653
Place by popularitynot in top-1002
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data100.00
Power efficiency0.4230.83
ArchitectureRage 8 (2002−2007)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameRV350AD107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 October 2003 (21 year ago)18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 coresno data3072
Core clock speed400 MHz1830 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2460 MHz
Number of transistors60 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate1.600236.2
Floating-point processing powerno data15.11 TFLOPS
ROPs448
TMUs496
Tensor Coresno data96
Ray Tracing Coresno data24

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).

InterfaceAGP 8xPCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data240 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 12-pin

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 typeDDRGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount128 MB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed300 MHz2125 MHz
Memory bandwidth9.6 GB/s272.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0 (9_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGL2.04.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.9

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.

ATI 9600 PRO 0.11
RTX 4060 51.51
+46727%

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.

ATI 9600 PRO 42
RTX 4060 19807
+47060%

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 HD-0−1136
1440p-0−169
4K-0−140

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.20
1440pno data4.33
4Kno data7.48

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 135
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135
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Cyberpunk 2077 139
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139
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Elden Ring 148
+0%
148
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 109
+0%
109
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 54
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54
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 272
+0%
272
+0%
Metro Exodus 165
+0%
165
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 91
+0%
91
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45
+0%
45
+0%
Dota 2 155
+0%
155
+0%
Elden Ring 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Far Cry 5 149
+0%
149
+0%
Fortnite 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 217
+0%
217
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 158
+0%
158
+0%
Metro Exodus 118
+0%
118
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 76
+0%
76
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+0%
40
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190
+0%
190
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 90
+0%
90
+0%
Elden Ring 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 90
+0%
90
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
World of Tanks 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 46
+0%
46
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 24
+0%
24
+0%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 129
+0%
129
+0%
Metro Exodus 111
+0%
111
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Dota 2 89
+0%
89
+0%
Elden Ring 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 89
+0%
89
+0%
Metro Exodus 38
+0%
38
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 89
+0%
89
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+0%
10
+0%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Fortnite 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70
+0%
70
+0%
Valorant 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 61 test (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.11 51.51
Recency 1 October 2003 18 May 2023
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 130 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 115 Watt

ATI 9600 PRO has 538.9% lower power consumption.

RTX 4060, on the other hand, has a 46727.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 19 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2500% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9600 PRO in performance tests.


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