Compare any two graphics cards:
VS

GeForce 9600 GT 512MB vs Radeon R9 M295X

Intro

The GeForce 9600 GT 512MB features a core clock frequency of 650 MHz and a GDDR3 memory frequency of 900 MHz. It also features a 256-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 65/55 nm design. It features 64 SPUs, 32 TAUs, and 16 Raster Operation Units.

Compare those specs to the Radeon R9 M295X, which features a clock speed of 750 MHz and a GDDR5 memory speed of 1375 MHz. It also features a 256-bit memory bus, and uses a 28 nm design. It features 2048 SPUs, 128 Texture Address Units, and 32 Raster Operation Units.

Display Graphs

Hide Graphs

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 9600 GT 512MB 95 Watts
Radeon R9 M295X 125 Watts
Difference: 30 Watts (32%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the Radeon R9 M295X should be 206% faster than the GeForce 9600 GT 512MB in general, because of its higher data rate. (explain)

Radeon R9 M295X 176000 MB/sec
GeForce 9600 GT 512MB 57600 MB/sec
Difference: 118400 (206%)

Texel Rate

The Radeon R9 M295X should be quite a bit (about 362%) more effective at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce 9600 GT 512MB. (explain)

Radeon R9 M295X 96000 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 9600 GT 512MB 20800 Mtexels/sec
Difference: 75200 (362%)

Pixel Rate

The Radeon R9 M295X should be quite a bit (about 131%) more effective at AA than the GeForce 9600 GT 512MB, and capable of handling higher screen resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

Radeon R9 M295X 24000 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 9600 GT 512MB 10400 Mpixels/sec
Difference: 13600 (131%)

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

Display Prices

Hide Prices

GeForce 9600 GT 512MB

Amazon.com

Check prices at:

Radeon R9 M295X

Amazon.com

Check prices at:

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

Display Specifications

Hide Specifications

Model GeForce 9600 GT 512MB Radeon R9 M295X
Manufacturer nVidia AMD
Year Feb 2008 2014
Code Name G94a/b Unknown
Memory 512 MB 4096 MB
Core Speed 650 MHz 750 MHz
Memory Speed 1800 MHz 5500 MHz
Power (Max TDP) 95 watts 125 watts
Bandwidth 57600 MB/sec 176000 MB/sec
Texel Rate 20800 Mtexels/sec 96000 Mtexels/sec
Pixel Rate 10400 Mpixels/sec 24000 Mpixels/sec
Unified Shaders 64 2048
Texture Mapping Units 32 128
Render Output Units 16 32
Bus Type GDDR3 GDDR5
Bus Width 256-bit 256-bit
Fab Process 65/55 nm 28 nm
Transistors 505 million (Unknown) million
Bus PCIe x16 2.0 PCIe 3.0 x16
DirectX Version DirectX 10 DirectX 11.2
OpenGL Version OpenGL 3.0 OpenGL 4.3

Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the largest amount of information (measured in MB per second) that can be moved across the external memory interface in a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the bus width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels that the graphics chip can possibly record to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the amount 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 also depends on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.

Display Prices

Hide Prices

GeForce 9600 GT 512MB

Amazon.com

Check prices at:

Radeon R9 M295X

Amazon.com

Check prices at:

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.

Comments

Be the first to leave a comment!

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *


*

WordPress Anti Spam by WP-SpamShield