GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB vs GeForce GTX 465

Intro

Compare all of that to the GeForce GTX 465, which has a core clock frequency of 607 MHz and a GDDR5 memory frequency of 802 MHz. It also uses a 256-bit bus, and uses a 40 nm design. It features 352 SPUs, 44 TAUs, and 32 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB		84 Watts
GeForce GTX 465		200 Watts
	Difference: 116 Watts (138%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce GTX 465 should theoretically perform a lot faster than the GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 465		102592 MB/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB		38400 MB/sec
	Difference: 64192 (167%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 465 is a small bit (more or less 1%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 465		26708 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB		26400 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 308 (1%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 465 will be much (more or less 194%) better at anti-aliasing than the GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB, and will be capable of handling higher resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce GTX 465		19424 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB		6600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 12824 (194%)

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: Bandwidth is the largest amount of data (counted in megabytes per second) that can be moved across the external memory interface in a second. It's worked out by multiplying the bus width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR type RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the graphics card can possibly record to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel rate also depends on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.