Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB vs ATI 9600 XT

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
9600 PRO 9600 SE 9600 TX 9600 XT
VS
#ad 
Buy on Amazon
9060 XT 9060 XT 8 GB 9060 XT 16 GB 9060 XT 16GB

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 9600 XT and Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI 9600 XT
2003
128 MB DDR, 22 Watt
0.08

RX 9060 XT 16GB outperforms ATI 9600 XT by a whopping 62775% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Share:
ATI 9600 XT 9600 XT
RX 9060 XT 16GB RX 9060 XT 16GB

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking150069
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.27no data
ArchitectureRage 9 (2003−2006)RDNA 4 (2025)
GPU code nameRV360no data
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 October 2003 (21 years ago)2 January 2025 (less than a 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.

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data2048
Core clock speed500 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data2530 MHz
Number of transistors60 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology130 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)22 Wattno data
Texture fill rate2.000no data
ROPs4no data
TMUs4no 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).

InterfaceAGP 8xno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeDDRGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount128 MB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed300 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth9.6 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno data-
Resizable BAR-+

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 data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX9.0 (9_0)no data
OpenGL2.0no data
OpenCLN/Ano data
VulkanN/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-0−1139
1440p-0−165
4K-0−143

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Dead Island 2 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Dead Island 2 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Fortnite 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Dead Island 2 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Fortnite 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 260
+0%
260
+0%
Valorant 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Dead Island 2 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 133
+0%
133
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Dead Island 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 98
+0%
98
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85
+0%
85
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Dead Island 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 59 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.08 50.30
Recency 1 October 2003 2 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 16 GB
Chip lithography 130 nm 4 nm

RX 9060 XT 16GB has a 62775% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 21 years, a 12700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 3150% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9600 XT in performance tests.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.

ATI Radeon 9600 XT
Radeon 9600 XT
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB
Like
Like

Other comparisons

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

ATI 9600 XT Radeon 9600 XT
vs
6200 LE GeForce 6200 LE
RX 9060 XT 16GB Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB
vs
RTX 5060 GeForce RTX 5060
ATI 9600 XT Radeon 9600 XT
vs
FX 5700 Ultra GeForce FX 5700 Ultra
GeForce4 Ti 4600 NVIDIA Ti 4600
vs
ATI 9250 PCI 9250 PCI
T1200 Mobile Quadro T1200 Mobile
vs
ATI 9250 PCI 9250 PCI
ATI 9550 SE Radeon 9550 SE
vs
ATI 9600 9600
ATI All-In-Wonder 128 All In-Wonder 128
vs
ATI 9600 9600
RTX 2060 12 GB NVIDIA RTX 2060 12 GB
vs
ATI 9600 XT 9600 XT
Graphics 448SP Mobile Radeon Graphics 448SP Mobile
vs
ATI 9800 SE 9800 SE
RTX 3090 Ti NVIDIA RTX 3090 Ti
vs
ATI 9700 PRO 9700 PRO
ATI 3D Rage PRO Turbo PCI ATI Rage PRO Turbo PCI
vs
ATI 3D Rage PRO PCI
RTX 4090 NVIDIA RTX 4090
vs
ATI 3D Rage IIC PCI
RTX 2070 NVIDIA RTX 2070
vs
MMS

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.

3.5 42 votes

Rate Radeon 9600 XT on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
4.7 23 votes

Rate Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Comments

Here you can give us your opinion about Radeon 9600 XT or Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB, agree or disagree with our ratings, or report errors or inaccuracies on the site.