GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB vs GeForce GTX 650 Ti

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce GTX 650 Ti, which features a GPU core clock speed of 928 MHz, and 1024 MB of GDDR5 RAM set to run at 1350 MHz through a 128-bit bus. It also is comprised of 768 SPUs, 64 TAUs, and 16 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB		84 Watts
GeForce GTX 650 Ti		110 Watts
	Difference: 26 Watts (31%)

Memory Bandwidth

As far as performance goes, the GeForce GTX 650 Ti should in theory be much better than the GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 650 Ti		86400 MB/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB		38400 MB/sec
	Difference: 48000 (125%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 650 Ti should be a lot (approximately 125%) more effective at AF than the GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 650 Ti		59392 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB		26400 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 32992 (125%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 650 Ti should be much (about 125%) faster with regards to AA than the GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB, and also will be capable of handling higher resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce GTX 650 Ti		14848 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB		6600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 8248 (125%)

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.

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Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the max amount of information (counted in MB per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface in a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR memory, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that are applied per second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total number of texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the graphics card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the video card could possibly write to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the number of ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel rate also depends on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the max fill rate.