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) outperforms 9600M GT by a whopping 2369% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 496 | 1290 |
| Place by popularity | 32 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 41.27 | 1.07 |
| Architecture | Vega (2017−2020) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | Vega | G96C |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 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 cores | 512 | 32 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 120 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2100 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 314 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 23 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 8.000 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.08 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | no data | 16 |
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 | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | no data | MXM-II |
| 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 | no data | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 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 data | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.1 |
| 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. 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.
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.
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 | 23 | 0−1 |
| 1440p | 16 | 0−1 |
| 4K | 9 | -0−1 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 13
+18.2%
|
10−12
−18.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 19
+533%
|
3−4
−533%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+2800%
|
1−2
−2800%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9
−22.2%
|
10−12
+22.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 15
+400%
|
3−4
−400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 32
+433%
|
6−7
−433%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 27
+2600%
|
1−2
−2600%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 33
+725%
|
4−5
−725%
|
| Valorant | 44
+4300%
|
1−2
−4300%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+2800%
|
1−2
−2800%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9
−22.2%
|
10−12
+22.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 11
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
| Dota 2 | 29
+2800%
|
1−2
−2800%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30
+329%
|
7−8
−329%
|
| Fortnite | 50−55
+2550%
|
2−3
−2550%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27
+350%
|
6−7
−350%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 13 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 19 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 19 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 57
+714%
|
7−8
−714%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12
+200%
|
4−5
−200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+440%
|
5−6
−440%
|
| Valorant | 14 | 0−1 |
| World of Tanks | 48
+269%
|
12−14
−269%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+2800%
|
1−2
−2800%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+63.6%
|
10−12
−63.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Dota 2 | 48
+4700%
|
1−2
−4700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+429%
|
7−8
−429%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 23
+283%
|
6−7
−283%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 14 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 70−75
+900%
|
7−8
−900%
|
| Valorant | 37
+3600%
|
1−2
−3600%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 9 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 9 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 22
+1000%
|
2−3
−1000%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| World of Tanks | 21 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
+375%
|
4−5
−375%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 17 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+200%
|
4−5
−200%
|
| Valorant | 39
+680%
|
5−6
−680%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 10
−50%
|
14−16
+50%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10
−50%
|
14−16
+50%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 13
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10
−50%
|
14−16
+50%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Dota 2 | 18
+20%
|
14−16
−20%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 1200% faster.
- in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the 9600M GT is 50% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is ahead in 25 tests (78%)
- 9600M GT is ahead in 6 tests (19%)
- there's a draw in 1 test (3%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.89 | 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 2369.4% 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.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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