UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) vs ATI Radeon 9600 PRO

Place in the ranking	1450	858
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.40	no data
Architecture	Rage 8 (2002−2007)	Gen. 12 (2021−2023)
GPU code name	RV350	Tiger Lake Xe
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	1 October 2003 (21 year ago)	30 March 2021 (3 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	16
Core clock speed	400 MHz	350 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1450 MHz
Number of transistors	60 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	1.600	no data
ROPs	4	no data
TMUs	4	no data

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	no data
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	no data
Maximum RAM amount	128 MB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	300 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	9.6 GB/s	no data
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

no data

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0 (9_0)	12_1
OpenGL	2.0	no data
OpenCL	N/A	no data
Vulkan	N/A	-

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

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FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12 +0%	12 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Metro Exodus	7 +0%	7 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Valorant	8 +0%	8 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Dota 2	12 +0%	12 +0%
Far Cry 5	15 +0%	15 +0%
Fortnite	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	11 +0%	11 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	6 +0%	6 +0%
Metro Exodus	4 +0%	4 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Valorant	0−1	0−1
World of Tanks	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Dota 2	22 +0%	22 +0%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	14 +0%	14 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Valorant	0−1	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	0−1	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
World of Tanks	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Valorant	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Fortnite	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	0−1	0−1
Valorant	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 55 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.10	2.20
Recency	1 October 2003	30 March 2021
Chip lithography	130 nm	10 nm

UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) has a 2100% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.

The UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9600 PRO in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 9600 PRO is a desktop card while UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.