GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB vs GeForce GTX 750 Ti

Intro

Compare that to the GeForce GTX 750 Ti, which comes with a core clock frequency of 1020 MHz and a GDDR5 memory frequency of 1350 MHz. It also makes use of a 128-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 28 nm design. It is comprised of 640 SPUs, 40 TAUs, and 16 ROPs.

Display Graphs

Hide Graphs

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 750 Ti		60 Watts
GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB		84 Watts
	Difference: 24 Watts (40%)

Memory Bandwidth

As far as performance goes, the GeForce GTX 750 Ti should theoretically be a lot superior to the GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 750 Ti		86400 MB/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB		38400 MB/sec
	Difference: 48000 (125%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 750 Ti will be quite a bit (approximately 55%) better at AF than the GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 750 Ti		40800 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB		26400 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 14400 (55%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 750 Ti is a lot (more or less 147%) faster with regards to full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB, and also will be capable of handling higher screen resolutions without slowing down too much. (explain)

GeForce GTX 750 Ti		16320 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB		6600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 9720 (147%)

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 maximum amount of data (counted in megabytes per second) that can be moved across the external memory interface in a second. The number is calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. If the card has DDR RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the graphics card could possibly record to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the number of ROPs by the the core 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 is also dependant on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.