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GeForce 9600 GSO ASUS 512 vs GeForce GT 440 3GB
IntroThe GeForce 9600 GSO ASUS 512 features a GPU core speed of 550 MHz, and the 512 MB of DDR2 RAM is set to run at 500 MHz through a 128-bit bus. It also is comprised of 96 SPUs, 48 TAUs, and 12 ROPs.Compare those specifications to the GeForce GT 440 3GB, which features a clock frequency of 594 MHz and a GDDR3 memory frequency of 900 MHz. It also features a 192-bit bus, and uses a 40 nm design. It features 144 SPUs, 24 TAUs, and 24 Raster Operation Units.
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Power Usage and Theoretical BenchmarksPower Consumption (Max TDP)
Memory BandwidthThe GeForce GT 440 3GB should theoretically be much faster than the GeForce 9600 GSO ASUS 512 in general. (explain)
Texel RateThe GeForce 9600 GSO ASUS 512 is a lot (about 85%) more effective at texture filtering than the GeForce GT 440 3GB. (explain)
Pixel RateThe GeForce GT 440 3GB will be much (more or less 116%) better at full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce 9600 GSO ASUS 512, and also able to handle higher resolutions without slowing down too much. (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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Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the largest amount of data (measured in megabytes per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface in a second. The number is worked out 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 memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, 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 calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the 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 video card can possibly record to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the number of colour ROPs by the the core 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 output rate also depends on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.
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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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