ATI Radeon 9500 vs HD 7670M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7670M with Radeon 9500, including specs and performance data.

HD 7670M
2012
2 GB DDR3, 20 Watt
1.07
+1238%

HD 7670M outperforms 9500 by a whopping 1238% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11061509
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Power efficiency4.310.54
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Rage 8 (2002−2007)
GPU code nameThamesR300
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date17 February 2012 (13 years ago)1 March 2003 (22 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$629.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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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 cores480no data
Core clock speed600 MHz275 MHz
Number of transistors716 million110 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt12 Watt
Texture fill rate14.401.100
Floating-point processing power0.576 TFLOPSno data
ROPs164
TMUs244
L1 Cache48 KBno data
L2 Cache256 KBno 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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16AGP 8x
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDR3DDR
Maximum RAM amount2 GB64 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz270 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s17.28 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)9.0 (9_0)
Shader Model5.0no data
OpenGL4.42.0
OpenCL1.2N/A
VulkanN/AN/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.

HD 7670M 1.07
+1238%
ATI 9500 0.08

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.

HD 7670M 473
+1214%
Samples: 481
ATI 9500 36
Samples: 3

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:

900p17
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Full HD20
+1900%
1−2
−1900%

Cost per frame, $

1080p31.50no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7 0−1

Full HD
Medium

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

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 6−7 0−1
Valorant 30−35
+1550%
2−3
−1550%

Full HD
Ultra

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 6−7 0−1
Valorant 30−35
+1550%
2−3
−1550%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 2−3 0−1

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 4−5 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 7−8 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12 0−1
Valorant 2−3 0−1

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 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 2−3 0−1

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 2−3 0−1

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Valorant 6−7 0−1

4K
Ultra

Dota 2 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic

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 1.07 0.08
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 1237.5% 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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