NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO vs AMD Radeon VII

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Combined performance score

Radeon VII
43.07
+5027%

Radeon VII outperforms GeForce 9600 GSO by 5027% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking751094
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money65.930.09
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameVega 20G92
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date7 February 2019 (5 years old)28 April 2008 (15 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 $49.99
Current price$160 (0.2x MSRP)$75 (1.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Radeon VII has 73156% better value for money than 9600 GSO.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores384096
CUDA coresno data96
Core clock speed1400 MHz550 MHz
Boost clock speed1750 MHzno data
Number of transistors13,230 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)295 Watt105 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate420.026.4 billion/sec
Floating-point performanceno data264 gflops

Size and 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).

Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length305 mm9" (22.9 cm)
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin6-pin
SLI optionsno data2-way

Memory

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 typeHBM2GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount16 GB384 MB
Memory bus width4096 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth1024 GB/s38.4 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortDual Link DVIHDTV
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.44.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDAno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

Radeon VII 43.07
+5027%
9600 GSO 0.84

Radeon VII outperforms GeForce 9600 GSO by 5027% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

Radeon VII 16690
+5004%
9600 GSO 327

Radeon VII outperforms GeForce 9600 GSO by 5004% in Passmark.

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 HD121
+5950%
2−3
−5950%
1440p76
+7500%
1−2
−7500%
4K57
+5600%
1−2
−5600%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+7600%
1−2
−7600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 76
+7500%
1−2
−7500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 99
+9800%
1−2
−9800%
Battlefield 5 136
+6700%
2−3
−6700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 148
+7300%
2−3
−7300%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+7600%
1−2
−7600%
Far Cry 5 99
+9800%
1−2
−9800%
Far Cry New Dawn 95
+9400%
1−2
−9400%
Forza Horizon 4 163
+5333%
3−4
−5333%
Hitman 3 130−140
+6800%
2−3
−6800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 121
+5950%
2−3
−5950%
Red Dead Redemption 2 126
+6200%
2−3
−6200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120
+5900%
2−3
−5900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 113
+5550%
2−3
−5550%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70
+6900%
1−2
−6900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 82
+8100%
1−2
−8100%
Battlefield 5 137
+6750%
2−3
−6750%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 127
+6250%
2−3
−6250%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+7600%
1−2
−7600%
Far Cry 5 95
+9400%
1−2
−9400%
Far Cry New Dawn 92
+9100%
1−2
−9100%
Forza Horizon 4 157
+5133%
3−4
−5133%
Hitman 3 130−140
+6800%
2−3
−6800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 96
+9500%
1−2
−9500%
Metro Exodus 88
+8700%
1−2
−8700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70
+6900%
1−2
−6900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 113
+5550%
2−3
−5550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 139
+6850%
2−3
−6850%
Watch Dogs: Legion 99
+9800%
1−2
−9800%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 63
+6200%
1−2
−6200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 72
+7100%
1−2
−7100%
Battlefield 5 127
+6250%
2−3
−6250%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+7600%
1−2
−7600%
Far Cry 5 91
+9000%
1−2
−9000%
Far Cry New Dawn 83
+8200%
1−2
−8200%
Forza Horizon 4 130
+6400%
2−3
−6400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75
+7400%
1−2
−7400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 63
+6200%
1−2
−6200%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 91
+9000%
1−2
−9000%
Hitman 3 80−85
+8100%
1−2
−8100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 72
+7100%
1−2
−7100%
Metro Exodus 56
+5500%
1−2
−5500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 46 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+6600%
1−2
−6600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 57
+5600%
1−2
−5600%
Battlefield 5 85−90
+8700%
1−2
−8700%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40 0−1
Far Cry 5 80−85
+7900%
1−2
−7900%
Far Cry New Dawn 83
+8200%
1−2
−8200%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+9100%
1−2
−9100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+6400%
1−2
−6400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 48 0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 52
+5100%
1−2
−5100%
Hitman 3 40−45 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 21 0−1
Metro Exodus 37 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 30 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 44 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54
+5300%
1−2
−5300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 44 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35 0−1
Battlefield 5 73
+7200%
1−2
−7200%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18 0−1
Far Cry 5 59
+5800%
1−2
−5800%
Far Cry New Dawn 61
+6000%
1−2
−6000%
Forza Horizon 4 77
+7600%
1−2
−7600%
Watch Dogs: Legion 29 0−1

This is how Radeon VII and 9600 GSO compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • Radeon VII is 5950% faster than 9600 GSO

1440p resolution:

  • Radeon VII is 7500% faster than 9600 GSO

4K resolution:

  • Radeon VII is 5600% faster than 9600 GSO

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 43.07 0.84
Recency 7 February 2019 28 April 2008
Cost $699 $49.99
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 384 MB
Chip lithography 7 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 295 Watt 105 Watt

The Radeon VII is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9600 GSO in performance tests.


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