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GeForce 9600 GT 1GB vs Radeon R9 380 2G
Intro
The GeForce 9600 GT 1GB has a core clock speed of 650 MHz and a GDDR3 memory frequency of 900 MHz. It also uses a 256-bit memory bus, and uses a 65/55 nm design. It features 64 SPUs, 32 TAUs, and 16 Raster Operation Units.Compare all of that to the Radeon R9 380 2G, which uses a 28 nm design. AMD has set the core speed at 970 MHz. The GDDR5 memory is set to run at a speed of 1425 MHz on this model. It features 1792 SPUs along with 112 TAUs and 32 Rasterization Operator Units.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption (Max TDP)
| GeForce 9600 GT 1GB |
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95 Watts |
| Radeon R9 380 2G |
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190 Watts |
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Memory Bandwidth
The Radeon R9 380 2G should theoretically be quite a bit faster than the GeForce 9600 GT 1GB in general. (explain)
| Radeon R9 380 2G |
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182400 MB/sec |
| GeForce 9600 GT 1GB |
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57600 MB/sec |
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Texel Rate
The Radeon R9 380 2G is quite a bit (more or less 422%) more effective at AF than the GeForce 9600 GT 1GB. (explain)| Radeon R9 380 2G |
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108640 Mtexels/sec |
| GeForce 9600 GT 1GB |
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20800 Mtexels/sec |
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Pixel Rate
The Radeon R9 380 2G will be a lot (more or less 198%) faster with regards to anti-aliasing than the GeForce 9600 GT 1GB, and capable of handling higher resolutions more effectively. (explain)| Radeon R9 380 2G |
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31040 Mpixels/sec |
| GeForce 9600 GT 1GB |
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10400 Mpixels/sec |
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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
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Specifications
| Model | GeForce 9600 GT 1GB | Radeon R9 380 2G |
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| Manufacturer | nVidia | AMD |
| Year | Feb 2008 | June 2015 |
| Code Name | G94a/b | Antigua PRO |
| Memory | 1024 MB | 2048 MB |
| Core Speed | 650 MHz | 970 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 1800 MHz | 5700 MHz |
| Power (Max TDP) | 95 watts | 190 watts |
| Bandwidth | 57600 MB/sec | 182400 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 20800 Mtexels/sec | 108640 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 10400 Mpixels/sec | 31040 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 64 | 1792 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 32 | 112 |
| Render Output Units | 16 | 32 |
| Bus Type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Fab Process | 65/55 nm | 28 nm |
| Transistors | 505 million | 5000 million |
| Bus | PCIe x16 2.0 | PCIe 3.0 ×16 |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 10 | DirectX 12.0 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 3.0 | OpenGL 4.5 |
Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the max amount of information (in units of megabytes per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface within a second. It is worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR type RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and higher screen resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that are applied per second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the video card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in a second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the video card can possibly write to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the number 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 is also dependant on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.
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