GeForce 9600 GSO ASUS 512 vs GeForce GTX 950M

Intro

Compare all that to the GeForce GTX 950M, which features GPU clock speed of 914 MHz, and 2048 MB of DDR3 memory running at 1000 MHz through a 128-bit bus. It also is comprised of 640 Stream Processors, 40 TAUs, and 16 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 950M		55 Watts
GeForce 9600 GSO ASUS 512		84 Watts
	Difference: 29 Watts (53%)

Memory Bandwidth

As far as performance goes, the GeForce GTX 950M should theoretically be quite a bit better than the GeForce 9600 GSO ASUS 512 overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 950M		32000 MB/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO ASUS 512		16000 MB/sec
	Difference: 16000 (100%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 950M will be much (more or less 38%) better at AF than the GeForce 9600 GSO ASUS 512. (explain)

GeForce GTX 950M		36560 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO ASUS 512		26400 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 10160 (38%)

Pixel Rate

If running with a high resolution is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 950M is a better choice, by a large margin. (explain)

GeForce GTX 950M		14624 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO ASUS 512		6600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 8024 (122%)

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 information (counted in MB per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface within a second. It's worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR type memory, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels that the graphics chip can possibly write to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the amount of Render Output Units by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate also depends on many 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.