ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 vs ATI Radeon 9600

Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 and ATI 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. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2

ATI Radeon 9600

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 3 month(s) later
2.5x more core clock speed: 825 MHz vs 324 MHz
164.5x more texture fill rate: 2x 13.2 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 1.296 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 130 nm
16x more maximum memory size: 2x 512 MB vs 64 MB
4.8x more memory clock speed: 1802 MHz vs 378 MHz
23.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 587 vs 25

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	26 January 2008 vs 1 October 2003
Core clock speed	825 MHz vs 324 MHz
Texture fill rate	2x 13.2 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 1.296 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm vs 130 nm
Maximum memory size	2x 512 MB vs 64 MB
Memory clock speed	1802 MHz vs 378 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	587 vs 25

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon 9600

13.8x lower typical power consumption: 12 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 150 vs 117

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	150 vs 117

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2
GPU 2: ATI Radeon 9600

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

587

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

117

150

Name	ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2	ATI Radeon 9600
PassMark - G3D Mark	587	25
PassMark - G2D Mark	117	150
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3336
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3336

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2	ATI Radeon 9600
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale	Rage 8
Code name	R680	RV350
Launch date	26 January 2008	1 October 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$449
Place in performance rating	1211	1133
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	825 MHz	324 MHz
Floating-point performance	2x 528.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	130 nm
Pipelines	2x 320
Texture fill rate	2x 13.2 GTexel / s billion / sec	1.296 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	12 Watt
Transistor count	666 million	76 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	AGP 8x
Length	267 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	None
API support
DirectX	10.1	9.0
OpenGL	3.3	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2x 512 MB	64 MB
Memory bandwidth	2x 57.7 GB / s	6.05 GB / s
Memory bus width	2x 256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1802 MHz	378 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	DDR