GeForce 9600 GT vs Radeon HD 7950

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7950 and GeForce 9600 GT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 7950
2012
3 GB GDDR5, 200 Watt
12.37
+890%

HD 7950 outperforms 9600 GT by a whopping 890% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4031038
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.470.06
Power efficiency4.240.90
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameTahitiG94
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date31 January 2012 (12 years ago)21 February 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449 $179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 7950 has 4017% better value for money than 9600 GT.

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 cores179264
Compute units28no data
Core clock speedno data650 MHz
Boost clock speed1250 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,313 million505 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt96 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate89.6020.80
Floating-point processing power2.867 TFLOPS0.208 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs11232

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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0 x1616x PCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm229 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 6-pin
SLI options-+

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount3 GB512 MB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth240 GB/s57.6 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 HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPortHDTVTwo Dual Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
Eyefinity+-
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration+-
CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
ZeroCore+-

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1111.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA-+

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 7950 12.37
+890%
9600 GT 1.25

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 7950 4764
+888%
9600 GT 482

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 12.37 1.25
Recency 31 January 2012 21 February 2008
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 96 Watt

HD 7950 has a 889.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

9600 GT, on the other hand, has 108.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 7950 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9600 GT in performance tests.


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