RTX A500 vs ATI Radeon 9600

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 9600 with RTX A500, including specs and performance data.

ATI 9600
2003
64 MB DDR, 12 Watt
0.09

RTX A500 outperforms ATI 9600 by a whopping 19411% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1455312
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.5120.05
ArchitectureRage 8 (2002−2007)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameRV350GA107
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date1 October 2003 (21 year ago)10 November 2021 (3 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 coresno data2048
Core clock speed324 MHz1440 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1770 MHz
Number of transistors60 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology130 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)12 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate1.296113.3
Floating-point processing powerno data7.25 TFLOPS
ROPs432
TMUs464
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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
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 amount64 MB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed189 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth6.048 GB/s112.0 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-VideoNo outputs

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 0.09
RTX A500 17.56
+19411%

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 35
RTX A500 6765
+19229%

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 17.56
Recency 1 October 2003 10 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 4 GB
Chip lithography 130 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 60 Watt

ATI 9600 has 400% lower power consumption.

RTX A500, on the other hand, has a 19411.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 18 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1525% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 9600 is a desktop card while RTX A500 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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