ATI Radeon 9600 Graphics Card

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Overview
Manufacturer
AMD
Original Series
ATI Radeon 9000
Release Date
October 1st, 2003
PCB Code
109-A03500-00
Board Model
AMD A035
Graphics Processing Unit
GPU Model
RV350
Architecture
ATI R300
Fabrication Process
130 nm
Die Size
92 mm2
Transistors Count
76M
Transistors Density
826.1K TRAN/mm2
Pixel Pipelines
4
Vertex Pipelines
2
TMUs
4
ROPs
4
Clocks
Base Clock
324 MHz
Boost Clock
TBC MHz
Memory Clock
189 MHz
Effective Memory Clock
378 Mbps
Memory Configuration
Memory Size
64 MB
Memory Type
DDR
Memory Bus Width
128-bit
Memory Bandwidth
6.0 GB/s

Physical
Interface
AGP 8x
Height
1-slot
TDP/TBP
12 W
Recommended PSU
300 W
Display Outputs
DVI-I DualLink
1 ×
VGA
1 ×
S-Video
1 ×
API Support
DirectX
9.0
Vulkan
-
OpenGL
2.0
OpenCL
-

Performance
Pixel Fillrate
1.3 GPixels/s
Texture Fillrate
1.3 GTexel/s




  Model nameBoostMemoryPowerCustom SeriesPopularity
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Hercules 3D Prophet 9600 256MB DDR
 
100%
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HIS 9600 128MB
H960H128-1VIA
 
17%
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HIS 9600 128MB
H960H128-1TOA
 
27%
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HIS 9600 256MB
H960H256-1VIA
 
16%
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HIS 9600 256MB
H960H256-1TOA
 
12%
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HIS 9600 256MB
H960F256-1DTA
 
14%
 ModelCoresBoost ClockMemory ClockMemory Config.
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ATI Radeon 9800 XT - -
 
730 Mbps
 
256 MB D1 256b
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ATI Radeon 9800 XT Mac Edition - -
 
730 Mbps
 
256 MB D1 256b
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ATI Radeon 9800 PRO 256MB - -
 
680 Mbps
 
256 MB D1 256b
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ATI Radeon 9550 XL - -
 
400 Mbps
 
256 MB D1 128b
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ATI Radeon 9550 - -
 
400 Mbps
 
256 MB D1 128b
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ATI Radeon 9600 XT - -
 
600 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 128b
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ATI Radeon 9550 XT - -
 
650 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 128b
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ATI Radeon 9600 PRO - -
 
600 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 128b
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ATI Radeon 9600 PRO PC and MAC Edition - -
 
60 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 128b
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ATI Radeon 9800 XXL - -
 
676 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 256b
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ATI Radeon 9800 PRO 128MB - -
 
680 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 256b
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ATI Radeon 9800 XL - -
 
680 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 256b
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ATI Radeon 9800 PRO Mac Edition - -
 
676 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 256b
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ATI Radeon 9800 SE - -
 
580 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 128b
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ATI Radeon 9700 PRO - -
 
620 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 256b
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ATI Radeon 9800 - -
 
580 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 256b
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ATI Radeon 9600 TX - -
 
540 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 128b
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ATI Radeon 9500 128MB - -
 
540 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 128b
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ATI Radeon 9500 PRO - -
 
540 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 128b
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ATI Radeon 9700 - -
 
540 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 256b
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ATI Radeon 9200 - -
 
400 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 128b
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ATI Radeon 9200 Mac Edition - -
 
400 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 128b
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ATI Radeon 9250 PCI - -
 
400 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 64b
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ATI Radeon 9200 PRO - -
 
328 Mbps
 
128 MB D1 128b
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ATI Radeon 9600 SE - -
 
400 Mbps
 
64 MB D1 64b
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ATI Radeon 9600 - -
 
378 Mbps
 
64 MB D1 128b
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ATI Radeon 9000 PRO - -
 
550 Mbps
 
64 MB D1 128b
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ATI Radeon 9000 PRO Mac Edition - -
 
550 Mbps
 
64 MB D1 128b
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ATI Radeon 9500 64MB - -
 
540 Mbps
 
64 MB D1 128b
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ATI Radeon 9000 - -
 
400 Mbps
 
64 MB D1 128b
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ATI Radeon 9100 - -
 
500 Mbps
 
64 MB D1 128b
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ATI Radeon 9200 LE - -
 
400 Mbps
 
64 MB D1 128b
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ATI Radeon 9550 SE - -
 
400 Mbps
 
64 MB D1 64b
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ATI Radeon 9250 - -
 
400 Mbps
 
64 MB D1 64b
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ATI Radeon 9200 SE - -
 
332 Mbps
 
64 MB D1 64b
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ATI Radeon 9550 XL - -
 
400 MB/s
 
256 MB D1 128b
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ATI Radeon 9550 - -
 
400 MB/s
 
256 MB D1 128b
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ATI Radeon 9550 XT - -
 
650 MB/s
 
128 MB D1 128b
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ATI All-In-Wonder 9600 PRO - -
 
650 MB/s
 
128 MB D1 128b
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ATI All-In-Wonder 9600 - -
 
392 MB/s
 
128 MB D1 128b
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ATI Radeon X1050 AGP - -
 
400 MB/s
 
128 MB D1 128b
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ATI Radeon 9600 SE - -
 
400 MB/s
 
64 MB D1 64b
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ATI Radeon 9600 - -
 
378 MB/s
 
64 MB D1 128b
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ATI Radeon 9550 SE - -
 
400 MB/s
 
64 MB D1 64b

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Overview

RADEON® 9600 technology is available in four product configurations built by ATI: RADEON® 9600 XT, RADEON® 9600 PRO, RADEON® 9600 and RADEON® 9600 SE. For more details on differentiating features of the four products, please see the comparison chart for these products.

Explore stunning new worlds of cinematic gameplay with the unprecedented combination of power, performance, and Microsoft® DirectX® 9 optimized support featured in RADEON® 9600 family of visual processors. Maximize your long-term entertainment value with its Quad-pipe architecture and high precision cinematic shaders that will upgrade expectations for devoted gamers and casual fans alike – and push the most compelling next-generation games to their limit.

At-a-glance:
  • Unprecedented mainstream power with a powerful base of four rendering pipelines, two geometry engines, and support for the AGP 8X standard
  • Inspiring cinematic quality with the latest advances in ATI engineering
  • Full support for Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0, the industry-leading API for the most wanted gaming titles
  • Next-generation gameplay backed by the power and stability of CATALYST™ software suite

Radeon 9600 Series Specifications

System Requirements
  • Intel® Pentium® 4/III/II/Celeron™, AMD® K6/Duron™/Athlon®/Athlon XP® or compatible with AGP 4X (1.5V), 8X (0.8v) or Universal AGP 3.0 bus configuration (4X/8X).
  • 128MB of system memory
  • Installation software requires CD-ROM drive
  • DVD playback requires DVD drive
Graphics Technology
  • RADEON® 9600 XT, RADEON® 9600 PRO, RADEON® 9600 or RADEON® 9600 SE Visual Processing Unit (VPU)
Memory Configuration
  • 128MB of double data rate SDRAM
Operating Systems Support
  • Windows® XP
  • Windows® 2000
  • Windows® Me
Display Support
  • VGA connector for analog CRT
  • S-video connector for TV / VCR 1
  • DVI-I connector for digital flat panel 2
  • Independent resolutions and refresh rates for any two connected displays

1 Optional S-Video to Composite Adapter available separately from ATI Online Store.
2 Optional DVI to VGA adapter allows connection to a second VGA monitor.
Available separately from your retailer or the ATI Online Store.

Features
  • 4 parallel rendering pipelines
  • 2 parallel geometry engines
  • 128-bit DDR memory interface (64-bit on RADEON® 9600 SE)
  • AGP 8X support
  • SMARTSHADER™ 2.0
    • Programmable pixel and vertex shaders
    • 16 textures per pass
    • Pixel shaders up to 160 instructions with 128-bit floating point precision
    • Vertex shaders up to 1024 instructions with flow control
    • Multiple render target support
    • Shadow volume rendering acceleration
    • High precision 10-bit per channel frame buffer support
    • Supports DirectX® 9.0 and the latest version of OpenGL®
  • SMOOTHVISION™ 2.1
    • 2x/4x/6x full scene anti-aliasing modes
      • Adaptive algorithm with programmable sample patterns
    • 2x/4x/8x/16x anisotropic filtering modes
      • Adaptive algorithm with bi-linear (performance) and tri-linear (quality) options
  • HYPER Z™ III+
    • Lossless Z-Buffer compression (up to 24:1)
    • Fast Z-Buffer Clear
  • TRUFORM™ 2.0
    • 2nd generation N-Patch higher order surface support
    • Discrete and continuous tessellation levels per polygon
    • Displacement mapping
  • VIDEOSHADER™
    • Seamless integration of pixel shaders with video
    • FULLSTREAM™ video de-blocking technology
    • Noise removal filtering for captured video
  • MPEG-2 decoding with motion compensation, iDCT and color space conversion
  • All-format DTV/HDTV decoding
  • YPrPb component output*
  • Adaptive de-interlacing and frame rate conversion
  • Dual integrated display controllers
  • Dual integrated 10-bit per channel 400 MHz DACs
  • Integrated 165 MHz TMDS transmitter (DVI 1.0 compliant)
  • Integrated TV Output support up to 1024×768 resolution
  • Optimized for Pentium® 4 SSE2 and AMD Athlon™ 3Dnow!
  • PC 2002 compliant

*with optional HDTV adapter available from ATI Online Store

Warranty
  • 3-year limited warranty

Mode Tables

2D DISPLAY MODES
Resolutions, colors and maximum refresh rates (Hz) in 256, 65K or 16.7M colors

Monitor ResolutionHz
640×480120
800×600120
1024×768120
1152×864120
1280×1024120
1600×120085
1920×1080* 16:975
1920×120075
1920×144075
2048×153660

*16:9 aspect ratio monitors are supported on 1920×1080 and 848×480 on Windows® XP, Windows® 2000 and Windows® ME. The complete list of resolutions depends on the driver version and operating system. NOTE: resolutions are limited by the performance of the attached monitor.

MAXIMUM 3D RESOLUTIONS
(with 128MB Frame Buffer)

65K colors2048×1536
16.7M colors2048×1536