ATI Radeon 9500 vs HD 7670M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 7670M with Radeon 9500, including specs and performance data.
HD 7670M outperforms ATI 9500 by a whopping 1156% 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 | 1103 | 1505 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.30 | 0.57 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Rage 8 (2002−2007) |
| GPU code name | Thames | R300 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 17 February 2012 (13 years ago) | 1 March 2003 (22 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $629.99 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 480 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 275 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 716 million | 110 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 12 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 14.40 | 1.100 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.576 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| TMUs | 24 | 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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | 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 | DDR3 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 270 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s | 17.28 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 compatibility
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 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.
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 | 17
+1600%
| 1−2
−1600%
|
| Full HD | 20
+1900%
| 1−2
−1900%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 31.50 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 30−35
+1550%
|
2−3
−1550%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 46
+1433%
|
3−4
−1433%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 30−35
+1550%
|
2−3
−1550%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 30−35
+1550%
|
2−3
−1550%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 2−3 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Valorant | 6−7 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Dota 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
This is how HD 7670M and ATI 9500 compete in popular games:
- HD 7670M is 1600% faster in 900p
- HD 7670M is 1900% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.13 | 0.09 |
| Recency | 17 February 2012 | 1 March 2003 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 12 Watt |
HD 7670M has a 1155.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 275% more advanced lithography process.
ATI 9500, on the other hand, has 66.7% lower power consumption.
The Radeon HD 7670M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9500 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 7670M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon 9500 is a desktop one.
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