Radeon RX 5500M vs GeForce 9600M GT

Place in the ranking	1279	363
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.07	11.67
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	G96C	Navi 14
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	4 June 2008 (16 years ago)	7 October 2019 (5 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	32	1408
Core clock speed	120 MHz	1375 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1645 MHz
Number of transistors	314 million	6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	85 Watt
Texture fill rate	8.000	144.8
Floating-point processing power	0.08 TFLOPS	4.632 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	32
TMUs	16	88

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	medium sized	medium sized
Interface	MXM-II	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	224.0 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.0	6.5
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
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.

9600M GT 0.36

RX 5500M 14.45
+3914%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

9600M GT 139

RX 5500M 5565
+3904%

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	1−2 −5700%	58 +5700%
1440p	1−2 −6000%	61 +6000%
4K	0−1	26

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−2650%

55
+2650%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1333%	43 +1333%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −2550%	53 +2550%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2050%	43 +2050%
Hitman 3	4−5 −1350%	58 +1350%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1725%	146 +1725%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −1050%	45−50 +1050%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −504%	169 +504%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1000%	30−35 +1000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −2300%	48 +2300%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1550%	33 +1550%
Hitman 3	4−5 −1350%	58 +1350%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1700%	144 +1700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −1950%	82 +1950%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −278%	30−35 +278%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −500%	168 +500%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −933%	31 +933%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −1200%	26 +1200%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1400%	30 +1400%
Hitman 3	4−5 −1150%	50 +1150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −763%	69 +763%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −1700%	72 +1700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −400%	45 +400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +27.3%	22 −27.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	7−8
Hitman 3	6−7 −450%	33 +450%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −2650%	55 +2650%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−1900%

40
+1900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −700%	8−9 +700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	7−8

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−900%

20
+900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	56 +0%	56 +0%
Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	57 +0%	57 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	26 +0%	26 +0%
Battlefield 5	34 +0%	34 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Metro Exodus	36 +0%	36 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	52 +0%	52 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14 +0%	14 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	54 +0%	54 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10 +0%	10 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Metro Exodus	47 +0%	47 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	163 +0%	163 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	29 +0%	29 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Hitman 3	9 +0%	9 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65 +0%	65 +0%
Metro Exodus	28 +0%	28 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

This is how 9600M GT and RX 5500M compete in popular games:

RX 5500M is 5700% faster in 1080p
RX 5500M is 6000% faster in 1440p

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the 9600M GT is 27% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RX 5500M is 2650% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

9600M GT is ahead in 1 test (1%)
RX 5500M is ahead in 28 tests (40%)
there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.36	14.45
Recency	4 June 2008	7 October 2019
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	85 Watt

9600M GT has 269.6% lower power consumption.

RX 5500M, on the other hand, has a 3913.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 685.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5500M 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.