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GeForce 9800 GT 1GB vs GeForce 9800 GT 512MB
Intro
The GeForce 9800 GT 1GB has a core clock speed of 600 MHz and a GDDR3 memory speed of 900 MHz. It also makes use of a 256-bit bus, and makes use of a 65/55 nm design. It is made up of 112 SPUs, 56 Texture Address Units, and 16 Raster Operation Units.Compare those specs to the GeForce 9800 GT 512MB, which uses a 65/55 nm design. nVidia has clocked the core frequency at 600 MHz. The GDDR3 memory is set to run at a frequency of 900 MHz on this specific model. It features 112 SPUs as well as 56 TAUs and 16 ROPs.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Both cards have the same power consumption.Memory Bandwidth
Both cards have exactly the same bandwidth, so theoretically they should perform exactly the same. (explain)
Texel Rate
Both cards have the exact same texel fill rate, so in theory they should be equally good at at AF. (explain)Pixel Rate
Both cards have the exact same pixel fill rate, so theoretically they should be equally good at at full screen anti-aliasing, and be able to handle the same screen resolutions. (explain)
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
GeForce 9800 GT 1GBAmazon.com
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GeForce 9800 GT 512MBAmazon.com
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Specifications
| Model | GeForce 9800 GT 1GB | GeForce 9800 GT 512MB |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | nVidia | nVidia |
| Year | July 2008 | July 2008 |
| Code Name | G92a/b | G92a/b |
| Memory | 1024 MB | 512 MB |
| Core Speed | 600 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 1800 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Power (Max TDP) | 105 watts | 105 watts |
| Bandwidth | 57600 MB/sec | 57600 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 33600 Mtexels/sec | 33600 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 9600 Mpixels/sec | 9600 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 112 | 112 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 56 | 56 |
| Render Output Units | 16 | 16 |
| Bus Type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Bus Width | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Fab Process | 65/55 nm | 65/55 nm |
| Transistors | 754 million | 754 million |
| Bus | PCIe x16 2.0 | PCIe x16 2.0 |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 10 | DirectX 10 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 3.0 | OpenGL 3.0 |
Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the maximum amount of information (in units of MB per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface in one second. It is calculated by multiplying the interface width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better 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 per second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units 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 in a second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the graphics card can possibly write to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on many 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.
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