GeForce 8800 GT 1GB vs Radeon HD 6750

Intro

Compare those specifications to the Radeon HD 6750, which comes with core speeds of 725 MHz on the GPU, and 1000 MHz on the 512 MB of GDDR5 memory. It features 720 SPUs as well as 36 TAUs and 16 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

Radeon HD 6750		86 Watts
GeForce 8800 GT 1GB		105 Watts
	Difference: 19 Watts (22%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the Radeon HD 6750 will be 11% quicker than the GeForce 8800 GT 1GB in general, due to its higher data rate. (explain)

Radeon HD 6750		64000 MB/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 1GB		57600 MB/sec
	Difference: 6400 (11%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce 8800 GT 1GB will be quite a bit (more or less 29%) more effective at AF than the Radeon HD 6750. (explain)

GeForce 8800 GT 1GB		33600 Mtexels/sec
Radeon HD 6750		26100 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 7500 (29%)

Pixel Rate

If running with a high resolution is important to you, then the Radeon HD 6750 is a better choice, and very much so. (explain)

Radeon HD 6750		11600 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 1GB		9600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 2000 (21%)

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: Memory bandwidth is the max amount of data (measured in megabytes per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface in one second. It's calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR type RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that can be applied in one second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, 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 that the graphics chip could possibly record to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the number of ROPs by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the max fill rate.