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GeForce 9800 GT 1GB vs GeForce GT 640 DDR3
Intro
The GeForce 9800 GT 1GB has core speeds of 600 MHz on the GPU, and 900 MHz on the 1024 MB of GDDR3 RAM. It features 112 SPUs as well as 56 TAUs and 16 Rasterization Operator Units.Compare that to the GeForce GT 640 DDR3, which features core speeds of 900 MHz on the GPU, and 1782 MHz on the 2048 MB of DDR3 memory. It features 384 SPUs as well as 32 TAUs and 16 Rasterization Operator Units.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption (Max TDP)
| GeForce GT 640 DDR3 |
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65 Watts |
| GeForce 9800 GT 1GB |
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105 Watts |
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Memory Bandwidth
As far as performance goes, the GeForce 9800 GT 1GB should theoretically be just a bit better than the GeForce GT 640 DDR3 overall. (explain)
| GeForce 9800 GT 1GB |
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57600 MB/sec |
| GeForce GT 640 DDR3 |
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57024 MB/sec |
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Texel Rate
The GeForce 9800 GT 1GB will be a small bit (more or less 17%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce GT 640 DDR3. (explain)| GeForce 9800 GT 1GB |
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33600 Mtexels/sec |
| GeForce GT 640 DDR3 |
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28800 Mtexels/sec |
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Pixel Rate
The GeForce GT 640 DDR3 should be much (about 50%) more effective at FSAA than the GeForce 9800 GT 1GB, and will be capable of handling higher screen resolutions while still performing well. (explain)| GeForce GT 640 DDR3 |
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14400 Mpixels/sec |
| GeForce 9800 GT 1GB |
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9600 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
GeForce 9800 GT 1GB
GeForce GT 640 DDR3
Specifications
| Model | GeForce 9800 GT 1GB | GeForce GT 640 DDR3 |
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| Manufacturer | nVidia | nVidia |
| Year | July 2008 | June 2012 |
| Code Name | G92a/b | GK107 |
| Memory | 1024 MB | 2048 MB |
| Core Speed | 600 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 1800 MHz | 3564 MHz |
| Power (Max TDP) | 105 watts | 65 watts |
| Bandwidth | 57600 MB/sec | 57024 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 33600 Mtexels/sec | 28800 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 9600 Mpixels/sec | 14400 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 112 | 384 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 56 | 32 |
| Render Output Units | 16 | 16 |
| Bus Type | GDDR3 | DDR3 |
| Bus Width | 256-bit | 128-bit |
| Fab Process | 65/55 nm | 28 nm |
| Transistors | 754 million | 1300 million |
| Bus | PCIe x16 2.0 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 10 | DirectX 11.0 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 3.0 | OpenGL 4.2 |
Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the maximum amount of data (in units of MB per second) that can be moved over the external memory interface within a second. It is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR type memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that are applied per second. This is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the graphics card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied in a second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the video card can possibly record to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the amount of Render Output Units by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel rate also depends on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the max fill rate.
GeForce 9800 GT 1GB
GeForce GT 640 DDR3
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