GeForce 9600M GT vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and GeForce 9600M GT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
2020
15 Watt
8.76
+2333%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms 9600M GT by a whopping 2333% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4971283
Place by popularity31not in top-100
Power efficiency41.011.10
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameVegaG96C
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2020 (5 years ago)4 June 2008 (16 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 cores51232
Core clock speedno data120 MHz
Boost clock speed2100 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data314 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt23 Watt
Texture fill rateno data8.000
Floating-point processing powerno data0.08 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data16

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 sizeno datamedium sized
Interfaceno dataMXM-II
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 typeno dataGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data512 MB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data800 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data25.6 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12_111.1 (10_0)
Shader Modelno data4.0
OpenGLno data3.3
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA-+

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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 8.76
+2333%
9600M GT 0.36

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 22428
+1437%
9600M GT 1459

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 HD220−1
1440p170−1
4K10-0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 24
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Counter-Strike 2 13
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+1700%
1−2
−1700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 19
+850%
2−3
−850%
Battlefield 5 39
+3800%
1−2
−3800%
Counter-Strike 2 9
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 13
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Far Cry 5 21 0−1
Fortnite 47
+4600%
1−2
−4600%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+1133%
3−4
−1133%
Forza Horizon 5 21 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+329%
7−8
−329%
Valorant 80−85
+211%
27−30
−211%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 11
+450%
2−3
−450%
Battlefield 5 33
+3200%
1−2
−3200%
Counter-Strike 2 9
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 48
+243%
14−16
−243%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+800%
1−2
−800%
Dota 2 51
+410%
10−11
−410%
Far Cry 5 20 0−1
Fortnite 31
+3000%
1−2
−3000%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+1133%
3−4
−1133%
Forza Horizon 5 13 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 19 0−1
Metro Exodus 16 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+329%
7−8
−329%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21
+425%
4−5
−425%
Valorant 80−85
+211%
27−30
−211%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+800%
1−2
−800%
Dota 2 48
+380%
10−11
−380%
Far Cry 5 19 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+1133%
3−4
−1133%
Forza Horizon 5 14 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+329%
7−8
−329%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+250%
4−5
−250%
Valorant 37
+37%
27−30
−37%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 21 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 9 0−1
Metro Exodus 10 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 22
+1000%
2−3
−1000%
Valorant 95−100
+3067%
3−4
−3067%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 10−12 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5 0−1
Far Cry 5 16 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 16−18 0−1

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 7−8 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 2−3 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 10
−50%
14−16
+50%
Metro Exodus 6 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9 0−1
Valorant 40−45
+2100%
2−3
−2100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Dota 2 18 0−1
Far Cry 5 8
+700%
1−2
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 6−7 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 2100% faster.
  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the 9600M GT is 50% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is ahead in 32 tests (97%)
  • 9600M GT is ahead in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.76 0.36
Recency 7 January 2020 4 June 2008
Chip lithography 7 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 23 Watt

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has a 2333.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 685.7% more advanced lithography process, and 53.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9600M GT in performance tests.

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