GeForce 9600 GT 512MB vs GeForce GTX 750 Ti

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 750 Ti, which makes use of a 28 nm design. nVidia has set the core speed at 1020 MHz. The GDDR5 memory is set to run at a frequency of 1350 MHz on this specific model. It features 640 SPUs as well as 40 TAUs and 16 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 750 Ti		60 Watts
GeForce 9600 GT 512MB		95 Watts
	Difference: 35 Watts (58%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 750 Ti should be quite a bit faster than the GeForce 9600 GT 512MB in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 750 Ti		86400 MB/sec
GeForce 9600 GT 512MB		57600 MB/sec
	Difference: 28800 (50%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 750 Ti will be a lot (approximately 96%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce 9600 GT 512MB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 750 Ti		40800 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 9600 GT 512MB		20800 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 20000 (96%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 750 Ti will be much (more or less 57%) better at FSAA than the GeForce 9600 GT 512MB, and will be able to handle higher screen resolutions without slowing down too much. (explain)

GeForce GTX 750 Ti		16320 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 9600 GT 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.

Price Comparison

Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the max amount of data (measured in megabytes per second) that can be moved past the external memory interface in a second. It's calculated by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that are applied in one second. This 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 most pixels that the graphics chip could possibly write to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the number of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.