GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB vs GeForce GTX 750

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 750, which uses a 28 nm design. nVidia has set the core speed at 1020 MHz. The GDDR5 memory works at a speed of 1250 MHz on this model. It features 512 SPUs as well as 32 TAUs and 16 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 750		55 Watts
GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB		90 Watts
	Difference: 35 Watts (64%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 750 should be 39% faster than the GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB overall, because of its greater data rate. (explain)

GeForce GTX 750		80000 MB/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB		57600 MB/sec
	Difference: 22400 (39%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 750 is a little bit (about 5%) better at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 750		32640 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB		31200 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 1440 (5%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 750 will be much (approximately 57%) faster with regards to AA than the GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB, and will be capable of handling higher screen resolutions without slowing down too much. (explain)

GeForce GTX 750		16320 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB		10400 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 5920 (57%)

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 largest amount of information (counted in megabytes per second) that can be moved across the external memory interface in a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR type RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels that the graphics chip could possibly record to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the number of ROPs by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the max fill rate.