GeForce 9500 GT DDR2 vs GeForce GT 1030

Intro

Compare all that to the GeForce GT 1030, which has a core clock speed of 1265 MHz and a GDDR5 memory speed of 1502 MHz. It also makes use of a 64-bit bus, and uses a 16 nm design. It is comprised of 384 SPUs, 32 Texture Address Units, and 16 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GT 1030		30 Watts
GeForce 9500 GT DDR2		50 Watts
	Difference: 20 Watts (67%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce GT 1030 should in theory be a lot faster than the GeForce 9500 GT DDR2 in general. (explain)

GeForce GT 1030		49152 MB/sec
GeForce 9500 GT DDR2		16000 MB/sec
	Difference: 33152 (207%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GT 1030 will be a lot (approximately 360%) better at AF than the GeForce 9500 GT DDR2. (explain)

GeForce GT 1030		40480 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 9500 GT DDR2		8800 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 31680 (360%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GT 1030 will be quite a bit (more or less 360%) faster with regards to AA than the GeForce 9500 GT DDR2, and will be able to handle higher resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

GeForce GT 1030		20240 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 9500 GT DDR2		4400 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 15840 (360%)

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: Memory bandwidth is the max amount of data (counted in MB per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface in a second. It's calculated by multiplying the bus width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher 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 amount of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed in one second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the video card 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 outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel fill rate also depends on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the max fill rate.