ATI Radeon 9600 PRO vs R9 M270
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1518 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.43 |
| Architecture | GCN (2012−2015) | R300 (2003−2008) |
| GPU code name | no data | RV350 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 April 2014 (12 years ago) | 1 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 | 640 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1500 Million | 60 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 18 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 1.600 |
| ROPs | no data | 4 |
| TMUs | no data | 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 | large | no data |
| Interface | no data | 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 | GDDR5 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4500 MHz | 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 data | 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 | 12 (FL 11_1) | 9.0 (9_0) |
| OpenGL | no data | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 April 2014 | 1 October 2003 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 130 nm |
R9 M270 has an age advantage of 10 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 364% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 M270 and Radeon 9600 PRO. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R9 M270 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon 9600 PRO is a desktop one.
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