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GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR3 vs GeForce GTX 560 Ti

Intro

The GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR3 has a core clock speed of 550 MHz and a GDDR3 memory speed of 800 MHz. It also makes use of a 128-bit bus, and uses a 55 nm design. It is made up of 32 SPUs, 16 TAUs, and 8 ROPs.

Compare all that to the GeForce GTX 560 Ti, which makes use of a 40 nm design. nVidia has clocked the core frequency at 822 MHz. The GDDR5 memory runs at a frequency of 1002 MHz on this card. It features 384 SPUs as well as 64 TAUs and 32 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR3 50 Watts
GeForce GTX 560 Ti 170 Watts
Difference: 120 Watts (240%)

Memory Bandwidth

As far as performance goes, the GeForce GTX 560 Ti should in theory be a lot better than the GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR3 in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 560 Ti 128256 MB/sec
GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR3 25600 MB/sec
Difference: 102656 (401%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 560 Ti should be a lot (about 498%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR3. (explain)

GeForce GTX 560 Ti 52608 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR3 8800 Mtexels/sec
Difference: 43808 (498%)

Pixel Rate

If running with lots of anti-aliasing is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 560 Ti is superior to the GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR3, by far. (explain)

GeForce GTX 560 Ti 26304 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR3 4400 Mpixels/sec
Difference: 21904 (498%)

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.

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Specifications

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Model GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR3 GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Manufacturer nVidia nVidia
Year July 2008 January 2011
Code Name G96b GF114
Memory 1024 MB 1024 MB
Core Speed 550 MHz 822 MHz
Memory Speed 1600 MHz 4008 MHz
Power (Max TDP) 50 watts 170 watts
Bandwidth 25600 MB/sec 128256 MB/sec
Texel Rate 8800 Mtexels/sec 52608 Mtexels/sec
Pixel Rate 4400 Mpixels/sec 26304 Mpixels/sec
Unified Shaders 32 384
Texture Mapping Units 16 64
Render Output Units 8 32
Bus Type GDDR3 GDDR5
Bus Width 128-bit 256-bit
Fab Process 55 nm 40 nm
Transistors 314 million 1950 million
Bus PCIe x16 2.0, PCI PCIe x16
DirectX Version DirectX 10 DirectX 11
OpenGL Version OpenGL 3.0 OpenGL 4.1

Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the maximum amount of data (counted in MB per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface within a second. It's calculated by multiplying the interface width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR type RAM, the result 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 calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the graphics 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 number of pixels that the graphics chip could possibly record to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the max fill rate.

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