Radeon Vega 7 vs GeForce 9600 GT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9600 GT with Radeon Vega 7, including specs and performance data.

9600 GT
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 96 Watt
1.25

Vega 7 outperforms 9600 GT by a whopping 498% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1038532
Place by popularitynot in top-10018
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.06no data
Power efficiency0.9011.38
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code nameG94Cezanne
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date21 February 2008 (16 years ago)13 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$179 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores64448
Core clock speed650 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1900 MHz
Number of transistors505 million9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)96 Watt45 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate20.8053.20
Floating-point processing power0.208 TFLOPS1.702 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs3228

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).

Bus support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16IGP
Length229 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount512 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed900 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth57.6 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsHDTVTwo Dual Link DVINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model4.06.4
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.12.1
VulkanN/A1.2
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 HD3−4
−633%
22
+633%
1440p5−6
−540%
32
+540%
4K2−3
−700%
16
+700%

Cost per frame, $

1080p59.67no data
1440p35.80no data
4K89.50no data

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.25 7.47
Recency 21 February 2008 13 April 2021
Chip lithography 65 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 96 Watt 45 Watt

Vega 7 has a 497.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 113.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Vega 7 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9600 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9600 GT is a desktop card while Radeon Vega 7 is a notebook one.


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