ATI Radeon 9600 TX vs HD 7290
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 7290 with Radeon 9600 TX, including specs and performance data.
HD 7290 outperforms 9600 TX by a whopping 575% 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 | 1417 | 1548 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.15 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Rage 8 (2002−2007) |
| GPU code name | Loveland | R300 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 6 June 2012 (13 years ago) | 7 October 2003 (22 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 | 80 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 297 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 400 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 450 million | 110 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 3.200 | 2.376 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.064 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| TMUs | 8 | 8 |
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 | Floppy |
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 | 270 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 8.64 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 | 2x 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.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
+733%
|
3−4
−733%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 24−27
+733%
|
3−4
−733%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 24−27
+733%
|
3−4
−733%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+600%
|
2−3
−600%
|
| Valorant | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.27 | 0.04 |
| Recency | 6 June 2012 | 7 October 2003 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 150 nm |
HD 7290 has a 575% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 275% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon HD 7290 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9600 TX in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 7290 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon 9600 TX is a desktop one.
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