GeForce 9600 GT 1GB vs GeForce GTX 570

Intro

Compare all that to the GeForce GTX 570, which comes with a core clock speed of 732 MHz and a GDDR5 memory speed of 950 MHz. It also makes use of a 320-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 40 nm design. It is comprised of 480 SPUs, 60 TAUs, and 40 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 9600 GT 1GB		95 Watts
GeForce GTX 570		219 Watts
	Difference: 124 Watts (131%)

Memory Bandwidth

As far as performance goes, the GeForce GTX 570 should theoretically be quite a bit superior to the GeForce 9600 GT 1GB overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 570		152000 MB/sec
GeForce 9600 GT 1GB		57600 MB/sec
	Difference: 94400 (164%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 570 is a lot (approximately 111%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce 9600 GT 1GB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 570		43920 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 9600 GT 1GB		20800 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 23120 (111%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 570 will be much (approximately 182%) more effective at FSAA than the GeForce 9600 GT 1GB, and will be capable of handling higher resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce GTX 570		29280 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 9600 GT 1GB		10400 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 18880 (182%)

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 largest amount of information (counted in megabytes per second) that can be moved past 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 memory, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the graphics card could possibly record to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the amount of Raster Operations Pipelines by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate also depends on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the max fill rate.