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GeForce 9600 GT 1GB vs Radeon HD 4850 X2 1GB
Intro
The GeForce 9600 GT 1GB features a GPU core speed of 650 MHz, and the 1024 MB of GDDR3 RAM runs at 900 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also features 64 SPUs, 32 TAUs, and 16 Raster Operation Units.Compare those specs to the Radeon HD 4850 X2 1GB, which uses a 55 nm design. AMD has clocked the core frequency at 625 MHz. The GDDR3 RAM is set to run at a speed of 993 MHz on this particular model. It features 800(160x5) SPUs as well as 40 TAUs and 16 Rasterization Operator Units.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption (Max TDP)
| GeForce 9600 GT 1GB |
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95 Watts |
| Radeon HD 4850 X2 1GB |
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250 Watts |
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Memory Bandwidth
As far as performance goes, the Radeon HD 4850 X2 1GB should theoretically be quite a bit better than the GeForce 9600 GT 1GB in general. (explain)
| Radeon HD 4850 X2 1GB |
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127104 MB/sec |
| GeForce 9600 GT 1GB |
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57600 MB/sec |
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Texel Rate
The Radeon HD 4850 X2 1GB will be a lot (approximately 140%) better at AF than the GeForce 9600 GT 1GB. (explain)| Radeon HD 4850 X2 1GB |
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50000 Mtexels/sec |
| GeForce 9600 GT 1GB |
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20800 Mtexels/sec |
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Pixel Rate
The Radeon HD 4850 X2 1GB is much (about 92%) more effective at full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce 9600 GT 1GB, and should be able to handle higher resolutions better. (explain)| Radeon HD 4850 X2 1GB |
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20000 Mpixels/sec |
| GeForce 9600 GT 1GB |
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10400 Mpixels/sec |
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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.
One or more cards in this comparison are multi-core. This means that their bandwidth, texel and pixel rates are theoretically doubled - this does not mean the card will actually perform twice as fast, but only that it should in theory be able to. Actual game benchmarks will give a more accurate idea of what it's capable of.
Price Comparison
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Please note that the price comparisons are based on search keywords - sometimes it might show cards with very similar names that are not exactly the same as the one chosen in the comparison. We do try to filter out the wrong results as best we can, though.
Specifications
| Model | GeForce 9600 GT 1GB | Radeon HD 4850 X2 1GB |
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| Manufacturer | nVidia | AMD |
| Year | Feb 2008 | Nov 7, 2008 |
| Code Name | G94a/b | R700 |
| Memory | 1024 MB | 1024 MB (x2) |
| Core Speed | 650 MHz | 625 MHz (x2) |
| Memory Speed | 1800 MHz | 1986 MHz (x2) |
| Power (Max TDP) | 95 watts | 250 watts |
| Bandwidth | 57600 MB/sec | 127104 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 20800 Mtexels/sec | 50000 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 10400 Mpixels/sec | 20000 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 64 | 800(160x5) (x2) |
| Texture Mapping Units | 32 | 40 (x2) |
| Render Output Units | 16 | 16 (x2) |
| Bus Type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Bus Width | 256-bit | 256-bit (x2) |
| Fab Process | 65/55 nm | 55 nm |
| Transistors | 505 million | 956 million |
| Bus | PCIe x16 2.0 | PCIe 2.0 x16 (PCIe bridge) |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 10 | DirectX 10.1 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 3.0 | OpenGL 3.0 |
Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the largest amount of information (measured in MB per second) that can be moved past the external memory interface in a second. The number is calculated by multiplying the interface width by its memory clock speed. If it uses DDR type RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the card's 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 applied per second. This is worked out by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the graphics card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in a second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the video card could possibly record to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the number of ROPs by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). 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 memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.
GeForce 9600 GT 1GBAmazon.com
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Radeon HD 4850 X2 1GBAmazon.com
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Please note that the price comparisons are based on search keywords - sometimes it might show cards with very similar names that are not exactly the same as the one chosen in the comparison. We do try to filter out the wrong results as best we can, though.
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