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GeForce 9600 GT 1GB vs GeForce GTS 250 512MB
Intro
The GeForce 9600 GT 1GB comes with core clock speeds of 650 MHz on the GPU, and 900 MHz on the 1024 MB of GDDR3 memory. It features 64 SPUs as well as 32 TAUs and 16 Rasterization Operator Units.Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTS 250 512MB, which uses a 65/55 nm design. nVidia has clocked the core speed at 738 MHz. The GDDR3 memory works at a speed of 1100 MHz on this card. It features 128 SPUs along with 64 Texture Address Units and 16 Rasterization Operator Units.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption (Max TDP)
| GeForce 9600 GT 1GB |
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95 Watts |
| GeForce GTS 250 512MB |
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145 Watts |
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Memory Bandwidth
Performance-wise, the GeForce GTS 250 512MB should in theory be a lot better than the GeForce 9600 GT 1GB in general. (explain)
| GeForce GTS 250 512MB |
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70400 MB/sec |
| GeForce 9600 GT 1GB |
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57600 MB/sec |
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Texel Rate
The GeForce GTS 250 512MB is much (more or less 127%) better at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce 9600 GT 1GB. (explain)| GeForce GTS 250 512MB |
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47232 Mtexels/sec |
| GeForce 9600 GT 1GB |
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20800 Mtexels/sec |
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Pixel Rate
The GeForce GTS 250 512MB is a bit (more or less 14%) more effective at anti-aliasing than the GeForce 9600 GT 1GB, and also should be able to handle higher screen resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)| GeForce GTS 250 512MB |
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11808 Mpixels/sec |
| GeForce 9600 GT 1GB |
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10400 Mpixels/sec |
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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
Please note that the price comparisons are based on search keywords, and might not be the exact same card listed on this page. We have no control over the accuracy of their search results.
GeForce 9600 GT 1GBAmazon.com
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GeForce GTS 250 512MBAmazon.com
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Specifications
| Model | GeForce 9600 GT 1GB | GeForce GTS 250 512MB |
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| Manufacturer | nVidia | nVidia |
| Year | Feb 2008 | March 3, 2009 |
| Code Name | G94a/b | G92a/b |
| Fab Process | 65/55 nm | 65/55 nm |
| Bus | PCIe x16 2.0 | PCIe x16 2.0 |
| Memory | 1024 MB | 512 MB |
| Core Speed | 650 MHz | 738 MHz |
| Shader Speed | 1625 MHz | 1836 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 900 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Unified Shaders | 64 | 128 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 32 | 64 |
| Render Output Units | 16 | 16 |
| Bus Type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Bus Width | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 10 | DirectX 10 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 3.0 | OpenGL 3.1 |
| Power (Max TDP) | 95 watts | 145 watts |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Bandwidth | 57600 MB/sec | 70400 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 20800 Mtexels/sec | 47232 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 10400 Mpixels/sec | 11808 Mpixels/sec |
Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the maximum amount of information (measured in megabytes per second) that can be moved over the external memory interface within a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR type memory, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that can be applied in one second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the video card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied per second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the video card could possibly record to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the number of ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel fill rate also depends on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the max fill rate.
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