Radeon Pro W6600 vs ATI 9600 XT

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 9600 XT with Radeon Pro W6600, including specs and performance data.

ATI 9600 XT
2003
128 MB DDR, 22 Watt
0.08

Pro W6600 outperforms 9600 XT by a whopping 42525% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1515152
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data26.47
Power efficiency0.2927.51
ArchitectureRage 9 (2003−2006)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025)
GPU code nameRV360Navi 23
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date1 October 2003 (22 years ago)8 June 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 data1792
Core clock speed500 MHz2331 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2903 MHz
Number of transistors60 million11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)22 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate2.000325.1
Floating-point processing powerno data10.4 TFLOPS
ROPs464
TMUs4112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28
L0 Cacheno data448 KB
L1 Cacheno data512 KB
L2 Cacheno data2 MB
L3 Cacheno data32 MB

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 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-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 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth9.6 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Resizable BAR-+

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video4x DisplayPort

API and SDK support

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

DirectX9.0 (9_0)12.0 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.5
OpenGL2.04.6
OpenCLN/A2.1
VulkanN/A1.2

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

ATI 9600 XT 0.08
Pro W6600 34.10
+42525%

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 XT 35
Samples: 4
Pro W6600 15075
+42971%
Samples: 136

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.08 34.10
Recency 1 October 2003 8 June 2021
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 130 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 22 Watt 100 Watt

ATI 9600 XT has 354.5% lower power consumption.

Pro W6600, on the other hand, has a 42525% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1757.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro W6600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9600 XT in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 9600 XT is a desktop graphics card while Radeon Pro W6600 is a workstation one.

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