RTX A1000 vs ATI Radeon 9600 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 9600 XT with RTX A1000, including specs and performance data.

ATI 9600 XT
2003
128 MB DDR, 22 Watt
0.09

RTX A1000 outperforms ATI 9600 XT by a whopping 31056% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1454199
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.2838.45
ArchitectureRage 9 (2003−2006)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameRV360GA107
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date1 October 2003 (21 year ago)16 April 2024 (less than a 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 coresno data2304
Core clock speed500 MHz727 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1462 MHz
Number of transistors60 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)22 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate2.000105.3
Floating-point processing powerno data6.737 TFLOPS
ROPs432
TMUs472
Tensor Coresno data72
Ray Tracing Coresno data18

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).

InterfaceAGP 8xPCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data163 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDRGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount128 MB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed300 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth9.6 GB/s192.0 GB/s

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 DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0 (9_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGL2.04.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.6

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.

ATI 9600 XT 0.09
RTX A1000 28.04
+31056%

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.

ATI 9600 XT 35
RTX A1000 10805
+30771%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.09 28.04
Recency 1 October 2003 16 April 2024
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 130 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 22 Watt 50 Watt

ATI 9600 XT has 127.3% lower power consumption.

RTX A1000, on the other hand, has a 31055.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 20 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1525% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A1000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9600 XT in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 9600 XT is a desktop card while RTX A1000 is a workstation one.


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

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