Radeon RX 6500M vs 9600 XT

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Primary details

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

Place in performance rankingnot rated254
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureRage 9 (2003−2008)RDNA 2 (2020−2022)
GPU code nameRV360Navi 24
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1 October 2003 (20 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price$170 no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data1024
Core clock speed500 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data2191 MHz
Number of transistors60 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)22 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate2.000153.6

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon 9600 XT and Radeon RX 6500M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
InterfaceAGP 8xPCIe 4.0 x8
Width1-slotno data
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 typeDDRGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount128 MB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed600 MHz18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth9.6 GB/s288.0 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-VideoNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0 (9_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGL2.04.6
OpenCLN/A2.1
VulkanN/A1.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

ATI 9600 XT 35
RX 6500M 7851
+22331%

RX 6500M outperforms 9600 XT by 22331% in Passmark.

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2003 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 4 GB
Chip lithography 130 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 22 Watt 50 Watt

We couldn't decide between Radeon 9600 XT and Radeon RX 6500M. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon 9600 XT is a desktop card while Radeon RX 6500M is a notebook one.


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