GeForce 9500 GS vs ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 2900 XT and GeForce 9500 GS, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 2900 XT
2007
512 MB GDDR3, 215 Watt
1.71
+229%

ATI HD 2900 XT outperforms 9500 GS by a whopping 229% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9311228
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.05no data
Power efficiency0.550.89
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameR600G96
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date14 May 2007 (17 years ago)29 July 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores32032
Core clock speed743 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors720 million314 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)215 Watt40 Watt
Texture fill rate11.898.800
Floating-point processing power0.4755 TFLOPS0.088 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs1616

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR3DDR2
Maximum RAM amount512 MB512 MB
Memory bus width512 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed828 MHz504 MHz
Memory bandwidth106.0 GB/s16.13 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.0 (10_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model4.04.0
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCLN/A1.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA-1.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

ATI HD 2900 XT 1.71
+229%
9500 GS 0.52

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 HD 2900 XT 659
+228%
9500 GS 201

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 1.71 0.52
Recency 14 May 2007 29 July 2008
Chip lithography 80 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 215 Watt 40 Watt

ATI HD 2900 XT has a 228.8% higher aggregate performance score.

9500 GS, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 23.1% more advanced lithography process, and 437.5% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 2900 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9500 GS in performance tests.


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