ATI Radeon 9500 vs Quadro 1000M

Place in the ranking	991	1455
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.18	no data
Power efficiency	2.25	0.52
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Rage 8 (2002−2007)
GPU code name	GF108	R300
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	13 January 2011 (14 years ago)	1 March 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$174.95	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	96	no data
Core clock speed	700 MHz	275 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	110 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	12 Watt
Texture fill rate	11.20	1.100
Floating-point processing power	0.2688 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	4	4
TMUs	16	4

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	no data
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	AGP 8x
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	DDR3	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	64 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	270 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB/s	17.28 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 Connectors

No outputs

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	9.0 (9_0)
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	2.0
OpenCL	1.1	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	2.1	-

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.

Quadro 1000M 1.47
+1533%

ATI 9500 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.

Quadro 1000M 564
+1467%

ATI 9500 36

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

43
+2050%

2−3

−2050%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

4.07

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Elden Ring	1−2	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	9−10	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	9−10	0−1
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	9−10	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Dota 2	2−3	0−1
Elden Ring	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	10−12	0−1
Fortnite	6−7	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	9−10	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	2−3	0−1
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8	0−1
World of Tanks	30−35 +3000%	1−2 −3000%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	9−10	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Dota 2	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	10−12	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	9−10	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	9−10	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
World of Tanks	9−10	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4	0−1
Valorant	7−8	0−1

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18	0−1
Elden Ring	0−1	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Dota 2	16−18	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Valorant	1−2	0−1

This is how Quadro 1000M and ATI 9500 compete in popular games:

Quadro 1000M is 2050% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.47	0.09
Recency	13 January 2011	1 March 2003
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	64 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	12 Watt

Quadro 1000M has a 1533.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 275% more advanced lithography process.

ATI 9500, on the other hand, has 275% lower power consumption.

The Quadro 1000M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro 1000M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon 9500 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.