GeForce 9600 GSO 512 vs Radeon HD 7950

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7950 and GeForce 9600 GSO 512, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 7950
2012
3 GB GDDR5, 200 Watt
11.37
+1339%

HD 7950 outperforms 9600 GSO 512 by a whopping 1339% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4441188
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.17no data
Power efficiency4.330.67
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameTahitiG94
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date31 January 2012 (13 years ago)23 October 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449 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 cores179248
Compute units28no data
Core clock speedno data650 MHz
Boost clock speed1250 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,313 million505 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt90 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate89.6015.60
Floating-point processing power2.867 TFLOPS0.156 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs11224
L1 Cache448 KBno data
L2 Cache768 KB64 KB

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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm229 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 6-pin
SLI options-2-way

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount3 GB512 MB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth240 GB/s57.6 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPortTwo Dual Link DVIHDTV
Multi monitor supportno data+
Eyefinity+-
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration+-
CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
ZeroCore+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1111.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA-+

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 7950 11.37
+1339%
9600 GSO 512 0.79

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 7950 Samples: 7473 4764
+1348%
9600 GSO 512 Samples: 95 329

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 11.37 0.79
Recency 31 January 2012 23 October 2008
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 90 Watt

HD 7950 has a 1339.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

9600 GSO 512, on the other hand, has 122.2% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 7950 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9600 GSO 512 in performance tests.

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