GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB vs GeForce GTX 1050 3GB

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB, which comes with a clock speed of 1392 MHz and a GDDR5 memory speed of 1750 MHz. It also features a 96-bit bus, and uses a 14 nm design. It is comprised of 768 SPUs, 48 TAUs, and 24 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		75 Watts
GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB		84 Watts
	Difference: 9 Watts (12%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB is 124% quicker than the GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB overall, due to its higher data rate. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		86016 MB/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB		38400 MB/sec
	Difference: 47616 (124%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB will be much (about 153%) more effective at AF than the GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		66816 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB		26400 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 40416 (153%)

Pixel Rate

If using high levels of AA is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB is the winner, and very much so. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		33408 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB		6600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 26808 (406%)

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 max amount of information (measured in MB per second) that can be transferred over the external memory interface in a second. It is worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR type RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that can be applied in one second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels that the graphics chip can possibly record to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the amount of ROPs by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel output rate also depends on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.