ATI Radeon 9600 PRO vs GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and Radeon 9600 PRO, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 3080 Ti
2021
12 GB GDDR6X, 350 Watt
70.35
+63855%

RTX 3080 Ti outperforms ATI 9600 PRO by a whopping 63855% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking191447
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation22.72no data
Power efficiency13.860.42
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Rage 8 (2002−2007)
GPU code nameGA102RV350
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date31 May 2021 (3 years ago)1 October 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,199 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 cores10240no data
Core clock speed1365 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speed1665 MHzno data
Number of transistors28,300 million60 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt18 Watt
Texture fill rate532.81.600
Floating-point processing power34.1 TFLOPSno data
ROPs1124
TMUs3204
Tensor Cores320no data
Ray Tracing Cores80no data

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16AGP 8x
Length285 mmno data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 12-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6XDDR
Maximum RAM amount12 GB128 MB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1188 MHz300 MHz
Memory bandwidth912.4 GB/s9.6 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)9.0 (9_0)
Shader Model6.6no data
OpenGL4.62.0
OpenCL3.0N/A
Vulkan1.2N/A
CUDA8.6-

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.

RTX 3080 Ti 70.35
+63855%
ATI 9600 PRO 0.11

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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.

RTX 3080 Ti 27038
+64276%
ATI 9600 PRO 42

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 HD214-0−1
1440p146-0−1
4K98-0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.60no data
1440p8.21no data
4K12.23no data

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
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    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
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  • 4K
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  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
Counter-Strike 2 160−170 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 219 0−1
Battlefield 5 110−120 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 160−170 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 92 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 489 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 220 0−1
Metro Exodus 174 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130 0−1
Valorant 350−400 0−1
Battlefield 5 110−120 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 160−170 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 80 0−1
Dota 2 194 0−1
Far Cry 5 140 0−1
Fortnite 270−280 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 407 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 180−190 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 174 0−1
Metro Exodus 151 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 56 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180 0−1
Valorant 350−400 0−1
World of Tanks 270−280 0−1
Battlefield 5 110−120 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 160−170 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 136 0−1
Dota 2 217 0−1
Far Cry 5 130−140 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 359 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 176 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220 0−1
Valorant 388 0−1
Dota 2 153 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 153 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 93 0−1
World of Tanks 450−500 0−1
Battlefield 5 85−90 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 95−100 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 92 0−1
Far Cry 5 160−170 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 269 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 130−140 0−1
Metro Exodus 141 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150−160 0−1
Valorant 316 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 85−90 0−1
Dota 2 182 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 182 0−1
Metro Exodus 76 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 63 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 182 0−1
Battlefield 5 90−95 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 85−90 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 46 0−1
Dota 2 211 0−1
Far Cry 5 100−110 0−1
Fortnite 95−100 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 161 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 80−85 0−1
Valorant 191 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 70.35 0.11
Recency 31 May 2021 1 October 2003
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 128 MB
Chip lithography 8 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 18 Watt

RTX 3080 Ti has a 63854.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, a 9500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1525% more advanced lithography process.

ATI 9600 PRO, on the other hand, has 1844.4% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9600 PRO in performance tests.


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