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GeForce 9800 GT 512MB vs GeForce GT 640 DDR3
IntroThe GeForce 9800 GT 512MB uses a 65/55 nm design. nVidia has set the core speed at 600 MHz. The GDDR3 memory is set to run at a speed of 900 MHz on this particular model. It features 112 SPUs along with 56 Texture Address Units and 16 ROPs.Compare those specs to the GeForce GT 640 DDR3, which comes with a clock speed of 900 MHz and a DDR3 memory speed of 1782 MHz. It also makes use of a 128-bit memory bus, and uses a 28 nm design. It is comprised of 384 SPUs, 32 TAUs, and 16 Raster Operation Units.
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Power Usage and Theoretical BenchmarksPower Consumption (Max TDP)
Memory BandwidthTheoretically speaking, the GeForce 9800 GT 512MB should be 1% faster than the GeForce GT 640 DDR3 in general, because of its greater data rate. (explain)
Texel RateThe GeForce 9800 GT 512MB is just a bit (about 17%) better at AF than the GeForce GT 640 DDR3. (explain)
Pixel RateThe GeForce GT 640 DDR3 is much (approximately 50%) faster with regards to FSAA than the GeForce 9800 GT 512MB, and will be capable of handling higher resolutions while still performing well. (explain)
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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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 in a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory speed. If the card has DDR RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and higher screen resolutions. Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that are applied per second. This is calculated by multiplying the total texture units of the card 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 per second. Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels that the graphics card could possibly record to its local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the amount of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel rate also depends on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.
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Please note that the price comparisons are based on search keywords - sometimes it might show cards with very similar names that are not exactly the same as the one chosen in the comparison. We do try to filter out the wrong results as best we can, though.
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