GeForce 9500M G vs Radeon RX 580 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 580 Mobile and GeForce 9500M G, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 580 Mobile outperforms 9500M G by a whopping 6104% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 299 | 1331 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 21.54 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 13.34 | 1.07 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 20 | G96 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 18 April 2017 (7 years ago) | 3 June 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $301.69 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1077 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 314 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 20 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 155.1 | 4.000 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.963 TFLOPS | 0.04 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | no data | 60 |
| ROPs | 32 | 8 |
| TMUs | 144 | 8 |
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 | medium sized |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 256.0 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | - | + |
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 | 77
+7600%
| 1−2
−7600%
|
| 4K | 30 | -0−1 |
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 3.92 | no data |
| 4K | 10.06 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 45−50
+2300%
|
2−3
−2300%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110
+10400%
|
1−2
−10400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+3800%
|
1−2
−3800%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 45−50
+2300%
|
2−3
−2300%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+7500%
|
1−2
−7500%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110
+10400%
|
1−2
−10400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+3800%
|
1−2
−3800%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 183
+9050%
|
2−3
−9050%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
+2400%
|
3−4
−2400%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 55−60 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 69
+886%
|
7−8
−886%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+435%
|
24−27
−435%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 45−50
+2300%
|
2−3
−2300%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+7500%
|
1−2
−7500%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110
+10400%
|
1−2
−10400%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 220−230
+1623%
|
12−14
−1623%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+3800%
|
1−2
−3800%
|
| Dota 2 | 76
+660%
|
10−11
−660%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 81
+8000%
|
1−2
−8000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
+2400%
|
3−4
−2400%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 55−60 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 62 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 35−40 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 57
+714%
|
7−8
−714%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 68
+1600%
|
4−5
−1600%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+435%
|
24−27
−435%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+7500%
|
1−2
−7500%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+3800%
|
1−2
−3800%
|
| Dota 2 | 69
+590%
|
10−11
−590%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
+2400%
|
3−4
−2400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 41
+486%
|
7−8
−486%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 37
+825%
|
4−5
−825%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+435%
|
24−27
−435%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 60 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 130−140
+6500%
|
2−3
−6500%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 160−170
+5467%
|
3−4
−5467%
|
| Valorant | 170−180
+8650%
|
2−3
−8650%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+4500%
|
1−2
−4500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−33 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 40−45 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+120%
|
14−16
−120%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 100−110
+5050%
|
2−3
−5050%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 60−65
+6200%
|
1−2
−6200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 20−22
+1900%
|
1−2
−1900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14
+600%
|
2−3
−600%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
This is how RX 580 Mobile and 9500M G compete in popular games:
- RX 580 Mobile is 7600% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 580 Mobile is 5467% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RX 580 Mobile surpassed 9500M G in all 28 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 16.75 | 0.27 |
| Recency | 18 April 2017 | 3 June 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 20 Watt |
RX 580 Mobile has a 6103.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.
9500M G, on the other hand, has 400% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 580 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9500M G in performance tests.
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