Compare any two graphics cards:
GeForce 9800 GTX vs Radeon R9 M265X
IntroThe GeForce 9800 GTX makes use of a 65 nm design. nVidia has clocked the core frequency at 675 MHz. The GDDR3 memory works at a frequency of 1100 MHz on this particular model. It features 128 SPUs along with 64 TAUs and 16 Rasterization Operator Units.Compare those specifications to the Radeon R9 M265X, which features a clock speed of 575 MHz and a GDDR5 memory frequency of 1125 MHz. It also makes use of a 128-bit bus, and uses a 28 nm design. It is comprised of 640 SPUs, 40 TAUs, and 16 Raster Operation Units.
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Power Usage and Theoretical BenchmarksMemory BandwidthTheoretically speaking, the Radeon R9 M265X will be 2% faster than the GeForce 9800 GTX overall, due to its higher bandwidth. (explain)
Texel RateThe GeForce 9800 GTX will be a lot (approximately 88%) faster with regards to AF than the Radeon R9 M265X. (explain)
Pixel RateIf running with high levels of AA is important to you, then the GeForce 9800 GTX is a better choice, but it probably won't make a huge difference. (explain)
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
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Please note that the price comparisons are based on search keywords - sometimes it might show cards with very similar names that are not exactly the same as the one chosen in the comparison. We do try to filter out the wrong results as best we can, though. Specifications
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Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the maximum amount of information (in units of MB per second) that can be moved past the external memory interface within a second. It's calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR 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 number is worked out by multiplying the total number of texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the video card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in one second. Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels that the graphics chip could possibly record to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the number of ROPs by the clock speed of the card. 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 of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.
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Please note that the price comparisons are based on search keywords - sometimes it might show cards with very similar names that are not exactly the same as the one chosen in the comparison. We do try to filter out the wrong results as best we can, though.
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