GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR3 vs Radeon R7 370 4G

Intro

Compare those specs to the Radeon R7 370 4G, which has a GPU core clock speed of 975 MHz, and 4096 MB of GDDR5 memory running at 1400 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also is made up of 1024 SPUs, 64 TAUs, and 32 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR3		50 Watts
Radeon R7 370 4G		110 Watts
	Difference: 60 Watts (120%)

Memory Bandwidth

The Radeon R7 370 4G should in theory perform a lot faster than the GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR3 in general. (explain)

Radeon R7 370 4G		179200 MB/sec
GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR3		25600 MB/sec
	Difference: 153600 (600%)

Texel Rate

The Radeon R7 370 4G will be much (more or less 609%) more effective at texture filtering than the GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR3. (explain)

Radeon R7 370 4G		62400 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR3		8800 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 53600 (609%)

Pixel Rate

The Radeon R7 370 4G should be much (about 609%) better at AA than the GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR3, and also should be capable of handling higher screen resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

Radeon R7 370 4G		31200 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR3		4400 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 26800 (609%)

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 maximum amount of information (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface in one second. The number is calculated by multiplying the bus width by its memory speed. If the card has DDR RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the faster 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 amount of texture map elements (texels) that are processed in one second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the video card will be at handling 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 the video card could possibly record to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the number of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.