GeForce 9600 GSO ASUS 512 vs GeForce GT 440 1.5GB

Intro

Compare that to the GeForce GT 440 1.5GB, which has GPU clock speed of 594 MHz, and 1536 MB of GDDR3 memory running at 900 MHz through a 192-bit bus. It also is comprised of 144 Stream Processors, 24 TAUs, and 24 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GT 440 1.5GB		56 Watts
GeForce 9600 GSO ASUS 512		84 Watts
	Difference: 28 Watts (50%)

Memory Bandwidth

Performance-wise, the GeForce GT 440 1.5GB should theoretically be much superior to the GeForce 9600 GSO ASUS 512 in general. (explain)

GeForce GT 440 1.5GB		43200 MB/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO ASUS 512		16000 MB/sec
	Difference: 27200 (170%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce 9600 GSO ASUS 512 is quite a bit (approximately 85%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the GeForce GT 440 1.5GB. (explain)

GeForce 9600 GSO ASUS 512		26400 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GT 440 1.5GB		14256 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 12144 (85%)

Pixel Rate

If running with a high screen resolution is important to you, then the GeForce GT 440 1.5GB is superior to the GeForce 9600 GSO ASUS 512, and very much so. (explain)

GeForce GT 440 1.5GB		14256 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO ASUS 512		6600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 7656 (116%)

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 maximum amount of data (counted in MB per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface within a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR type memory, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that are processed in one second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the graphics card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels that the graphics card could possibly record to its local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the amount of Render Output Units by the the core 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 output rate also depends on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.