ATI Radeon 9600 PRO vs HD 6520G
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6520G with Radeon 9600 PRO, including specs and performance data.
HD 6520G outperforms ATI 9600 PRO by a whopping 656% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1208 | 1499 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.56 | 0.40 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | R300 (2003−2008) |
| GPU code name | Sumo | RV350 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 December 2011 (13 years ago) | 1 October 2003 (21 years 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 cores | 320 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 60 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 18 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 6.400 | 1.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.256 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| TMUs | 16 | 4 |
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).
| Interface | IGP | AGP 8x |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 type | System Shared | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 300 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 9.6 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 9.0 (9_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
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.
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.
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:
| 900p | 8
+700%
| 1−2
−700%
|
| Full HD | 6 | 0−1 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
+867%
|
3−4
−867%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 20−22
+900%
|
2−3
−900%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 27−30
+867%
|
3−4
−867%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 27−30
+867%
|
3−4
−867%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Valorant | 4−5 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
This is how HD 6520G and ATI 9600 PRO compete in popular games:
- HD 6520G is 700% faster in 900p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.68 | 0.09 |
| Recency | 7 December 2011 | 1 October 2003 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 18 Watt |
HD 6520G has a 655.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 306.3% more advanced lithography process.
ATI 9600 PRO, on the other hand, has 94.4% lower power consumption.
The Radeon HD 6520G is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9600 PRO in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6520G is a notebook graphics card while Radeon 9600 PRO is a desktop one.
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