GeForce 9800 GT 512MB vs Radeon HD 6570 (OEM) 2GB

Intro

Compare all that to the Radeon HD 6570 (OEM) 2GB, which features GPU core speed of 650 MHz, and 1024 MB of GDDR5 RAM set to run at 1000 MHz through a 128-bit bus. It also is comprised of 480 SPUs, 24 Texture Address Units, and 8 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

Radeon HD 6570 (OEM) 2GB		50 Watts
GeForce 9800 GT 512MB		105 Watts
	Difference: 55 Watts (110%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the Radeon HD 6570 (OEM) 2GB should perform a small bit faster than the GeForce 9800 GT 512MB in general. (explain)

Radeon HD 6570 (OEM) 2GB		64000 MB/sec
GeForce 9800 GT 512MB		57600 MB/sec
	Difference: 6400 (11%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce 9800 GT 512MB should be much (about 115%) faster with regards to AF than the Radeon HD 6570 (OEM) 2GB. (explain)

GeForce 9800 GT 512MB		33600 Mtexels/sec
Radeon HD 6570 (OEM) 2GB		15600 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 18000 (115%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce 9800 GT 512MB should be quite a bit (about 85%) faster with regards to FSAA than the Radeon HD 6570 (OEM) 2GB, and also should be capable of handling higher resolutions without slowing down too much. (explain)

GeForce 9800 GT 512MB		9600 Mpixels/sec
Radeon HD 6570 (OEM) 2GB		5200 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 4400 (85%)

Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.

Price Comparison

Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the maximum amount of data (in units of megabytes per second) that can be transported across the external memory interface within a second. It is calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR memory, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that can be applied in one second. This is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the video card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the video card can possibly write to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the number of colour ROPs by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.