ATI Radeon 9600 vs GeForce GTX 780M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 780M with Radeon 9600, including specs and performance data.

GTX 780M
2013
4 GB GDDR5, 122 Watt
9.85
+10844%

GTX 780M outperforms ATI 9600 by a whopping 10844% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4571455
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.540.51
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Rage 8 (2002−2007)
GPU code nameGK104RV350
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date11 May 2013 (11 years ago)1 October 2003 (21 year 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 cores1536no data
Core clock speed823 MHz324 MHz
Boost clock speed797 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million60 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)122 Watt12 Watt
Texture fill rate102.01.296
Floating-point processing power2.448 TFLOPSno data
ROPs324
TMUs1284

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)AGP 8x
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
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 typeGDDR5DDR
Maximum RAM amount4 GB64 MB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz189 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s6.048 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 outputs1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI+-
HDCP content protection+-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Blu-Ray 3D Support+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
3D Vision / 3DTV Play+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API9.0 (9_0)
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.52.0
OpenCL1.1N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/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.

GTX 780M 9.85
+10844%
ATI 9600 0.09

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.

GTX 780M 3797
+10749%
ATI 9600 35

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 HD650−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16 0−1
Battlefield 5 30−35 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 0−1
Far Cry 5 21−24 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 65−70 0−1
Hitman 3 18−20 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60 0−1
Metro Exodus 30−35 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65 0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16 0−1
Battlefield 5 30−35 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 0−1
Far Cry 5 21−24 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 65−70 0−1
Hitman 3 18−20 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60 0−1
Metro Exodus 30−35 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65 0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 0−1
Far Cry 5 21−24 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 65−70 0−1
Hitman 3 18−20 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 17 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65 0−1

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Far Cry 5 10−12 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 40−45 0−1
Hitman 3 12−14 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24 0−1
Metro Exodus 14−16 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18 0−1

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45 0−1
Metro Exodus 8−9 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 12−14 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.85 0.09
Recency 11 May 2013 1 October 2003
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 64 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 12 Watt

GTX 780M has a 10844.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

ATI 9600, on the other hand, has 916.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 780M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9600 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 780M is a notebook card while Radeon 9600 is a desktop one.


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