GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB vs GeForce GT 1030

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GT 1030, which comes with a clock speed of 1265 MHz and a GDDR5 memory frequency of 1502 MHz. It also uses a 64-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 16 nm design. It is made up of 384 SPUs, 32 TAUs, and 16 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GT 1030		30 Watts
GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB		84 Watts
	Difference: 54 Watts (180%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce GT 1030 should theoretically be quite a bit faster than the GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB in general. (explain)

GeForce GT 1030		49152 MB/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB		38400 MB/sec
	Difference: 10752 (28%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GT 1030 will be a lot (more or less 53%) faster with regards to anisotropic filtering than the GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB. (explain)

GeForce GT 1030		40480 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB		26400 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 14080 (53%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GT 1030 should be quite a bit (more or less 207%) faster with regards to anti-aliasing than the GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB, and will be capable of handling higher screen resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce GT 1030		20240 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB		6600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 13640 (207%)

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 largest amount of data (measured in megabytes per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface in a second. It's calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If 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 number of texture map elements (texels) that can be applied per second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher this number, 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 the video card can possibly record to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out 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 also depends on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.