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GeForce 9800 GTX+ vs GeForce GTX 560
Intro
The GeForce 9800 GTX+ has a clock speed of 738 MHz and a GDDR3 memory frequency of 1100 MHz. It also makes use of a 256-bit bus, and makes use of a 55 nm design. It is comprised of 128 SPUs, 64 TAUs, and 16 Raster Operation Units.Compare that to the GeForce GTX 560, which has GPU core speed of 810 MHz, and 1024 MB of GDDR5 memory set to run at 1001 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also is made up of 336 SPUs, 56 Texture Address Units, and 32 ROPs.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption (Max TDP)
| GeForce 9800 GTX+ |
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145 Watts |
| GeForce GTX 560 |
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150 Watts |
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Memory Bandwidth
Theoretically speaking, the GeForce GTX 560 will be 82% faster than the GeForce 9800 GTX+ in general, due to its greater data rate. (explain)
| GeForce GTX 560 |
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128128 MB/sec |
| GeForce 9800 GTX+ |
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70400 MB/sec |
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Texel Rate
The GeForce 9800 GTX+ is a little bit (approximately 4%) faster with regards to anisotropic filtering than the GeForce GTX 560. (explain)| GeForce 9800 GTX+ |
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47232 Mtexels/sec |
| GeForce GTX 560 |
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45360 Mtexels/sec |
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Pixel Rate
The GeForce GTX 560 will be much (about 120%) more effective at full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce 9800 GTX+, and also should be capable of handling higher resolutions while still performing well. (explain)| GeForce GTX 560 |
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25920 Mpixels/sec |
| GeForce 9800 GTX+ |
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11808 Mpixels/sec |
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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
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Specifications
| Model | GeForce 9800 GTX+ | GeForce GTX 560 |
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| Manufacturer | nVidia | nVidia |
| Year | July 2008 | May 2011 |
| Code Name | G92b | GF114 |
| Memory | 512 MB | 1024 MB |
| Core Speed | 738 MHz | 810 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 2200 MHz | 4004 MHz |
| Power (Max TDP) | 145 watts | 150 watts |
| Bandwidth | 70400 MB/sec | 128128 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 47232 Mtexels/sec | 45360 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 11808 Mpixels/sec | 25920 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 128 | 336 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 64 | 56 |
| Render Output Units | 16 | 32 |
| Bus Type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Fab Process | 55 nm | 40 nm |
| Transistors | 754 million | 1950 million |
| Bus | PCIe x16 2.0 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 10 | DirectX 11 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 3.0 | OpenGL 4.1 |
Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the max amount of information (in units of MB per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface within a second. The number is calculated by multiplying the interface width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that are applied per second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the graphics card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied per second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the video card could possibly write to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the number of ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate also depends on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the max fill rate.
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Comments
One Response to “GeForce 9800 GTX+ vs GeForce GTX 560”I recently did upgrade my card from a 9800GTX+ to a 560 DS SSC and overclocked the card from it's stock 900mhz core clock to 950 along with up-ing the memory clock from it's stock clock of 2079 to 2197 and it noticeably better than the 9800. What I would like to know is how those timings affect the performance of the card vs the stock card compared here.