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

Intro

Compare those specs to the Radeon R7 370 4G, which comes with a clock frequency of 975 MHz and a GDDR5 memory speed of 1400 MHz. It also features a 256-bit bus, and makes use of a 28 nm design. It features 1024 SPUs, 64 Texture Address Units, and 32 ROPs.

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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

Theoretically speaking, the Radeon R7 370 4G is 600% quicker than the GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR3 overall, due to its greater bandwidth. (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 anisotropic 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 is much (more or less 609%) more effective at full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR3, and also capable of handling higher resolutions better. (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 max amount of data (counted in MB per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface in a second. The number is calculated by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR memory, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the bandwidth is, the better 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 per second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the video 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 maximum amount of pixels that the graphics card can possibly write to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the amount of ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel fill rate also depends on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.