GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB vs GeForce GTX 1070

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 1070, which has a core clock speed of 1506 MHz and a GDDR5 memory frequency of 2000 MHz. It also uses a 256-bit memory bus, and uses a 16 nm design. It is made up of 1920 SPUs, 120 TAUs, and 64 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB		84 Watts
GeForce GTX 1070		150 Watts
	Difference: 66 Watts (79%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce GTX 1070, in theory, should be much faster than the GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1070		262144 MB/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB		38400 MB/sec
	Difference: 223744 (583%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1070 will be quite a bit (more or less 585%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1070		180720 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB		26400 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 154320 (585%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1070 is quite a bit (about 1360%) better at FSAA than the GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB, and also will be capable of handling higher resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1070		96384 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB		6600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 89784 (1360%)

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 transferred across the external memory interface within a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory clock speed. If it uses DDR memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster 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 can be processed per second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the graphics card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels per second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels that the graphics card could possibly write to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the number 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 lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the max fill rate.