ATI Mobility Radeon X1900 vs ATI Mobility Radeon 9600

Comparative analysis of ATI Mobility Radeon X1900 and ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

ATI Mobility Radeon X1900

ATI Mobility Radeon 9600

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Mobility Radeon X1900

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 33% higher core clock speed: 400 MHz vs 300 MHz
Around 33% higher boost clock speed: 400 MHz vs 300 MHz
4x more texture fill rate: 4.8 GTexel / s vs 1.2 GTexel / s
9x more pipelines: 36 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 130 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 128 MB
2.4x more memory clock speed: 960 MHz vs 400 MHz
3.8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 135 vs 36
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 287 vs 172

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	11 January 2007 vs 1 June 2004
Core clock speed	400 MHz vs 300 MHz
Boost clock speed	400 MHz vs 300 MHz
Texture fill rate	4.8 GTexel / s vs 1.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines	36 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm vs 130 nm
Maximum memory size	256 MB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed	960 MHz vs 400 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	135 vs 36
PassMark - G2D Mark	287 vs 172

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Mobility Radeon X1900
GPU 2: ATI Mobility Radeon 9600

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

135

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

287

172

Name	ATI Mobility Radeon X1900	ATI Mobility Radeon 9600
PassMark - G3D Mark	135	36
PassMark - G2D Mark	287	172
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1398
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1398

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI Mobility Radeon X1900	ATI Mobility Radeon 9600
Essentials
Architecture	R500	Rage 8
Code name	M68	M10
Launch date	11 January 2007	1 June 2004
Place in performance rating	997	999
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	400 MHz	300 MHz
Core clock speed	400 MHz	300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	130 nm
Pipelines	36	4
Texture fill rate	4.8 GTexel / s	1.2 GTexel / s
Transistor count	384 million	76 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	AGP 8x
Laptop size	large	medium sized
API support
DirectX	9.0c	9.0
OpenGL	2.0	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	128 MB
Memory bandwidth	30.72 GB / s	3.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	470 Bit	300 Bit
Memory clock speed	960 MHz	400 MHz
Memory type	256	128 / 64
Shared memory	0	0
Technologies
Powerplay 6.0