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GeForce 9600 GSO 1.5GB vs GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB
Intro
The GeForce 9600 GSO 1.5GB makes use of a 65 nm design. nVidia has set the core frequency at 550 MHz. The GDDR3 RAM is set to run at a speed of 800 MHz on this specific card. It features 96 SPUs along with 48 Texture Address Units and 12 ROPs.Compare all of that to the GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB, which features a clock frequency of 550 MHz and a GDDR3 memory speed of 800 MHz. It also makes use of a 192-bit memory bus, and uses a 65 nm design. It features 96 SPUs, 48 Texture Address Units, and 12 ROPs.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Both cards have the same power consumption.Memory Bandwidth
Both cards have exactly the same memory bandwidth, so in theory they should perform the same. (explain)
Texel Rate
Both cards have the exact same texel rate, so theoretically they should be equally good at at anisotropic filtering. (explain)Pixel Rate
Both cards have the exact same pixel rate, so in theory they should perform 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
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Specifications
| Model | GeForce 9600 GSO 1.5GB | GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | nVidia | nVidia |
| Year | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| Code Name | G92 | G92 |
| Memory | 1536 MB | 384 MB |
| Core Speed | 550 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 1600 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Power (Max TDP) | 84 watts | 84 watts |
| Bandwidth | 38400 MB/sec | 38400 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 26400 Mtexels/sec | 26400 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 6600 Mpixels/sec | 6600 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 96 | 96 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 48 | 48 |
| Render Output Units | 12 | 12 |
| Bus Type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Bus Width | 192-bit | 192-bit |
| Fab Process | 65 nm | 65 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 max amount of data (measured in MB per second) that can be moved across the external memory interface within a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by the speed of its memory. If it uses DDR memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 once 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 anti-aliasing, HDR and high resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed in one second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the video card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed per second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the graphics card could possibly record to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the number of colour ROPs by the clock 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 also depends on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the max fill rate.
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