ATI Radeon 9550 vs ATI Radeon 9600 SE

Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon 9550 and ATI Radeon 9600 SE videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon 9550

  • Around 30% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 35 vs 27
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 145 vs 143
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 35 vs 27
PassMark - G2D Mark 145 vs 143

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon 9600 SE

  • Around 30% higher core clock speed: 325 MHz vs 250 MHz
  • Around 30% higher texture fill rate: 1.3 GTexel / s vs 1 GTexel / s
Core clock speed 325 MHz vs 250 MHz
Texture fill rate 1.3 GTexel / s vs 1 GTexel / s

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Radeon 9550
GPU 2: ATI Radeon 9600 SE

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
35
27
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
145
143
Name ATI Radeon 9550 ATI Radeon 9600 SE
PassMark - G3D Mark 35 27
PassMark - G2D Mark 145 143

Compare specifications (specs)

ATI Radeon 9550 ATI Radeon 9600 SE

Essentials

Architecture Rage 8 Rage 8
Code name RV350 RV350
Launch date 1 October 2003 1 October 2003
Place in performance rating 1133 1134
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Core clock speed 250 MHz 325 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 130 nm 130 nm
Texture fill rate 1 GTexel / s 1.3 GTexel / s
Transistor count 76 million 76 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface AGP 8x AGP 8x
Supplementary power connectors None None

API support

DirectX 9.0 9.0
OpenGL 2.0 2.0

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 64 MB
Memory bandwidth 6.4 GB / s 3.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 400 MHz 400 MHz
Memory type DDR DDR