ATI Radeon 9600 vs HD 7770

Place in the ranking	606	1459
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.45	no data
Power efficiency	4.87	0.52
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Rage 8 (2002−2007)
GPU code name	Cape Verde	RV350
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	15 February 2012 (12 years ago)	1 October 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$159	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	640	no data
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	324 MHz
Number of transistors	1,500 million	60 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	12 Watt
Texture fill rate	40.00	1.296
Floating-point processing power	1.28 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	4
TMUs	40	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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	AGP 8x
Length	210 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	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	GDDR5	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	64 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1125 MHz	189 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	6.048 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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Eyefinity	+	-
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	9.0 (9_0)
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	2.0
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A

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.

HD 7770 5.65
+6178%

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.

HD 7770 2172
+6106%

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:

900p	47	0−1
Full HD	46	0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p

3.46

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	12−14	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	21−24	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	12−14	0−1
Metro Exodus	14−16	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18	0−1
Valorant	18−20	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	12−14	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	0−1
Dota 2	18−20	0−1
Far Cry 5	27−30	0−1
Fortnite	30−35	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	21−24	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	12−14	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20	0−1
Metro Exodus	14−16	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20	0−1
Valorant	18−20	0−1
World of Tanks	128 +6300%	2−3 −6300%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	12−14	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	0−1
Dota 2	18−20	0−1
Far Cry 5	27−30	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	21−24	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	12−14	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50	0−1
Valorant	18−20	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	6−7	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	6−7	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5	0−1
World of Tanks	40−45	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	30−35	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6	0−1
Far Cry 5	12−14	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	10−11	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	8−9	0−1
Metro Exodus	6−7	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9	0−1
Valorant	14−16	0−1

4K
High Preset

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

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Dota 2	16−18	0−1
Far Cry 5	6−7	0−1
Fortnite	5−6	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	5−6	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	3−4	0−1
Valorant	5−6	0−1

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.65	0.09
Recency	15 February 2012	1 October 2003
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	64 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	12 Watt

HD 7770 has a 6177.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

ATI 9600, on the other hand, has 566.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 7770 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9600 in performance tests.

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