GeForce 9500 GT 512MB GDDR3 vs GeForce GT 1030

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce GT 1030, which features a clock frequency of 1265 MHz and a GDDR5 memory speed of 1502 MHz. It also features a 64-bit bus, and makes use of a 16 nm design. It is comprised 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 9500 GT 512MB GDDR3		50 Watts
	Difference: 20 Watts (67%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GT 1030 is 92% quicker than the GeForce 9500 GT 512MB GDDR3 in general, due to its greater bandwidth. (explain)

GeForce GT 1030		49152 MB/sec
GeForce 9500 GT 512MB GDDR3		25600 MB/sec
	Difference: 23552 (92%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GT 1030 is much (more or less 360%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce 9500 GT 512MB GDDR3. (explain)

GeForce GT 1030		40480 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 9500 GT 512MB GDDR3		8800 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 31680 (360%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GT 1030 will be much (about 360%) faster with regards to anti-aliasing than the GeForce 9500 GT 512MB GDDR3, and also will be capable of handling higher resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

GeForce GT 1030		20240 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 9500 GT 512MB GDDR3		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: Bandwidth is the largest amount of data (counted in megabytes per second) that can be moved over the external memory interface in a second. It's worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR RAM, it 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, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the graphics card can possibly write to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the number of colour ROPs by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel output 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 potential to reach the max fill rate.