GeForce 9600M GS vs Radeon R9 M390X
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R9 M390X and GeForce 9600M GS, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
R9 M390X outperforms 9600M GS by a whopping 2641% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 471 | 1295 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 8.67 | 1.19 |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | Amethyst | G96C |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 5 May 2015 (9 years ago) | 3 June 2008 (16 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 cores | 2048 | 32 |
| Core clock speed | 723 MHz | 103 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | 314 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 20 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 92.54 | 6.880 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.961 TFLOPS | 0.0688 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 8 |
| TMUs | 128 | 16 |
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 | large | medium sized |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | MXM-II |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 160.0 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | No outputs |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
| HD3D | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| ZeroCore | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | Not Listed | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | + | N/A |
| Mantle | + | - |
| CUDA | - | 1.1 |
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.
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.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+650%
|
2−3
−650%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
+633%
|
3−4
−633%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+2800%
|
1−2
−2800%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+650%
|
2−3
−650%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+3000%
|
2−3
−3000%
|
| Hitman 3 | 18−20
+350%
|
4−5
−350%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
+550%
|
8−9
−550%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27−30
+2800%
|
1−2
−2800%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−35
+675%
|
4−5
−675%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
+118%
|
27−30
−118%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
+633%
|
3−4
−633%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+2800%
|
1−2
−2800%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+650%
|
2−3
−650%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+3000%
|
2−3
−3000%
|
| Hitman 3 | 18−20
+350%
|
4−5
−350%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
+550%
|
8−9
−550%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27−30
+2800%
|
1−2
−2800%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−35
+675%
|
4−5
−675%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+189%
|
9−10
−189%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
+118%
|
27−30
−118%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
+633%
|
3−4
−633%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+650%
|
2−3
−650%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+3000%
|
2−3
−3000%
|
| Hitman 3 | 18−20
+350%
|
4−5
−350%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
+550%
|
8−9
−550%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−35
+675%
|
4−5
−675%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+189%
|
9−10
−189%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
+118%
|
27−30
−118%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 14−16 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+3900%
|
1−2
−3900%
|
| Hitman 3 | 12−14
+100%
|
6−7
−100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 55−60
+2850%
|
2−3
−2850%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
+650%
|
2−3
−650%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Hitman 3 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 35−40
+3700%
|
1−2
−3700%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 3−4 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R9 M390X is 850% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, R9 M390X surpassed 9600M GS in all 29 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.32 | 0.34 |
| Recency | 5 May 2015 | 3 June 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 20 Watt |
R9 M390X has a 2641.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.
9600M GS, on the other hand, has 400% lower power consumption.
The Radeon R9 M390X is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9600M GS in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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