GeForce 9600 GT 512MB vs GeForce GT 210

Intro

Compare all of that to the GeForce GT 210, which comes with a core clock frequency of 589 MHz and a DDR3 memory speed of 800 MHz. It also uses a 64-bit memory bus, and uses a 40 nm design. It features 16 SPUs, 8 TAUs, and 4 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GT 210		31 Watts
GeForce 9600 GT 512MB		95 Watts
	Difference: 64 Watts (206%)

Memory Bandwidth

Performance-wise, the GeForce 9600 GT 512MB should in theory be quite a bit better than the GeForce GT 210 in general. (explain)

GeForce 9600 GT 512MB		57600 MB/sec
GeForce GT 210		12800 MB/sec
	Difference: 44800 (350%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce 9600 GT 512MB will be a lot (more or less 341%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce GT 210. (explain)

GeForce 9600 GT 512MB		20800 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GT 210		4712 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 16088 (341%)

Pixel Rate

If running with a high screen resolution is important to you, then the GeForce 9600 GT 512MB is superior to the GeForce GT 210, by far. (explain)

GeForce 9600 GT 512MB		10400 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GT 210		2356 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 8044 (341%)

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 (measured in MB per second) that can be moved over the external memory interface within a second. It's calculated by multiplying the bus width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the bandwidth is, 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 is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The better 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 that the graphics card can possibly write to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure 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 outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel output rate also depends on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.