ATI Radeon 9200 SE vs ATI 9600 SE

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot rated1532
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data0.02
ArchitectureRage 8 (2002−2007)Rage 7 (2001−2006)
GPU code nameRV350RV280
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 October 2003 (21 year ago)1 March 2003 (21 year 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.

Core clock speed325 MHz200 MHz
Number of transistors60 million36 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data28 Watt
Texture fill rate1.3000.8
ROPs44
TMUs44

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 8xAGP 8x
Width1-slot1-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 typeDDRDDR
Maximum RAM amount64 MB64 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed200 MHz166 MHz
Memory bandwidth3.2 GB/s2.656 GB/s

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 DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0 (9_0)8.1
OpenGL2.01.4
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2003 1 March 2003
Chip lithography 130 nm 150 nm

ATI 9600 SE has an age advantage of 7 months, and a 15.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Radeon 9600 SE and Radeon 9200 SE. We've got no test results to judge.


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