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GeForce 9600 GT 1GB vs GeForce 9600 GT 512MB
Intro
The GeForce 9600 GT 1GB has a GPU clock speed of 650 MHz, and the 1024 MB of GDDR3 RAM runs at 900 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also is comprised of 64 SPUs, 32 Texture Address Units, and 16 ROPs.Compare those specs to the GeForce 9600 GT 512MB, which has GPU clock speed of 650 MHz, and 512 MB of GDDR3 RAM set to run at 900 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also is made up of 64 SPUs, 32 Texture Address Units, and 16 ROPs.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Both cards have the same power consumption.Memory Bandwidth
Both cards have exactly the same memory bandwidth, so theoretically they should have identical performance. (explain)
Texel Rate
Both cards have the exact same texel rate, so in theory they should perform equally good at at AF. (explain)Pixel Rate
Both cards have exactly the same pixel fill rate, so theoretically they should be equally good at at anti-aliasing, and be capable of handling 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
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Specifications
| Model | GeForce 9600 GT 1GB | GeForce 9600 GT 512MB |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | nVidia | nVidia |
| Year | Feb 2008 | Feb 2008 |
| Code Name | G94a/b | G94a/b |
| Memory | 1024 MB | 512 MB |
| Core Speed | 650 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 1800 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Power (Max TDP) | 95 watts | 95 watts |
| Bandwidth | 57600 MB/sec | 57600 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 20800 Mtexels/sec | 20800 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 10400 Mpixels/sec | 10400 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 64 | 64 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 32 | 32 |
| Render Output Units | 16 | 16 |
| Bus Type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Bus Width | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Fab Process | 65/55 nm | 65/55 nm |
| Transistors | 505 million | 505 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: Memory bandwidth is the max amount of information (measured in MB per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface in a second. It's calculated by multiplying the bus width by its memory clock speed. If it uses DDR type RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the bandwidth is, 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 texture map elements (texels) that can be applied in one second. This is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core 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 maximum amount of pixels the graphics card could possibly record to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the amount of Render Output Units by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.
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