ATI Radeon 9600 vs RX 5600 XT

Place in the ranking	143	1459
Place by popularity	80	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	54.17	no data
Power efficiency	16.21	0.52
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	Rage 8 (2002−2007)
GPU code name	Navi 10	RV350
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	21 January 2020 (5 years ago)	1 October 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$279	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	2304	no data
Core clock speed	1130 MHz	324 MHz
Boost clock speed	1560 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	10,300 million	60 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	12 Watt
Texture fill rate	224.6	1.296
Floating-point processing power	7.188 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	64	4
TMUs	144	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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	AGP 8x
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	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	GDDR6	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	64 MB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	189 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	6.048 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	9.0 (9_0)
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	2.0
OpenCL	2.0	N/A
Vulkan	1.2.131	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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX 5600 XT 35.26
+39078%

ATI 9600 0.09

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.

RX 5600 XT 13554
+38626%

ATI 9600 35

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:

Full HD	108	-0−1
1440p	62	-0−1
4K	36	-0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.58	no data
1440p	4.50	no data
4K	7.75	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	77	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	83	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	63	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	69	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	190	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	121	0−1
Metro Exodus	139	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	112	0−1
Valorant	179	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	53	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	59	0−1
Dota 2	146	0−1
Far Cry 5	66	0−1
Fortnite	150−160	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	158	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	91	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	126	0−1
Metro Exodus	94	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	53	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130	0−1
Valorant	87	0−1
World of Tanks	270−280	0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	47	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	50	0−1
Dota 2	168	0−1
Far Cry 5	90−95	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	141	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	85	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200	0−1
Valorant	148	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	61	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	61	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	35	0−1
World of Tanks	220−230	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	29	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	30	0−1
Far Cry 5	110−120	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	97	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	59	0−1
Metro Exodus	88	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60	0−1
Valorant	97	0−1

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	19	0−1
Dota 2	63	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	63	0−1
Metro Exodus	30	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	23	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	63	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	35−40	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	12	0−1
Dota 2	99	0−1
Far Cry 5	50−55	0−1
Fortnite	45−50	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	57	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	30	0−1
Valorant	38	0−1

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	35.26	0.09
Recency	21 January 2020	1 October 2003
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	64 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	12 Watt

RX 5600 XT has a 39077.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, a 9500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1757.1% more advanced lithography process.

ATI 9600, on the other hand, has 1150% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 5600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9600 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.