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GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB vs GeForce 9800 GTX

Intro

The GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB has a GPU core speed of 650 MHz, and the 512 MB of GDDR3 RAM is set to run at 900 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also features 96 SPUs, 48 TAUs, and 16 Raster Operation Units.

Compare those specifications to the GeForce 9800 GTX, which has a core clock frequency of 675 MHz and a GDDR3 memory speed of 1100 MHz. It also uses a 256-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 65 nm design. It is made up of 128 SPUs, 64 TAUs, and 16 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB 90 Watts
GeForce 9800 GTX 140 Watts
Difference: 50 Watts (56%)

Memory Bandwidth

Performance-wise, the GeForce 9800 GTX should theoretically be a lot superior to the GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB overall. (explain)

GeForce 9800 GTX 70400 MB/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB 57600 MB/sec
Difference: 12800 (22%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce 9800 GTX will be much (approximately 38%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB. (explain)

GeForce 9800 GTX 43200 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB 31200 Mtexels/sec
Difference: 12000 (38%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce 9800 GTX should be a small bit (about 4%) better at AA than the GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB, and also should be capable of handling higher screen resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce 9800 GTX 10800 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB 10400 Mpixels/sec
Difference: 400 (4%)

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.

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Specifications

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Model GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB GeForce 9800 GTX
Manufacturer nVidia nVidia
Year October 2008 April 2008
Code Name G94a/b G92
Memory 512 MB 512 MB
Core Speed 650 MHz 675 MHz
Memory Speed 1800 MHz 2200 MHz
Power (Max TDP) 90 watts 140 watts
Bandwidth 57600 MB/sec 70400 MB/sec
Texel Rate 31200 Mtexels/sec 43200 Mtexels/sec
Pixel Rate 10400 Mpixels/sec 10800 Mpixels/sec
Unified Shaders 96 128
Texture Mapping Units 48 64
Render Output Units 16 16
Bus Type GDDR3 GDDR3
Bus Width 256-bit 256-bit
Fab Process 65/55 nm 65 nm
Transistors 505 million 754 million
Bus PCIe x16 2.0 PCIe x16 2.0
DirectX Version DirectX 10 DirectX 10
OpenGL Version OpenGL 3.0 OpenGL 3.0

Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the max amount of information (in units of MB per second) that can be moved across the external memory interface in one second. The number is worked out by multiplying the bus width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that can be applied in one second. This number 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 texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the video card could possibly write to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the number of Render Output Units by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the max fill rate.

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GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB

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