GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB vs GeForce GTX 650 Ti

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 650 Ti, which makes use of a 28 nm design. nVidia has set the core speed at 928 MHz. The GDDR5 memory runs at a frequency of 1350 MHz on this model. It features 768 SPUs as well as 64 TAUs and 16 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB		84 Watts
GeForce GTX 650 Ti		110 Watts
	Difference: 26 Watts (31%)

Memory Bandwidth

Performance-wise, the GeForce GTX 650 Ti should in theory be a lot better than the GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 650 Ti		86400 MB/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB		38400 MB/sec
	Difference: 48000 (125%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 650 Ti will be a lot (about 125%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 650 Ti		59392 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB		26400 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 32992 (125%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 650 Ti will be much (about 125%) better at full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB, and will be able to handle higher resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce GTX 650 Ti		14848 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB		6600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 8248 (125%)

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 maximum amount of data (in units of MB per second) that can be moved across the external memory interface in one second. It is calculated by multiplying the bus width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR type RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 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 AA, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that can be processed per second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total amount of 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 processed in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels that the graphics card could possibly write to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the number of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. 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 maximum fill rate.