GeForce 9800 GT 512MB vs Radeon RX 5600 XT

Intro

Compare all that to the Radeon RX 5600 XT, which features a core clock frequency of 1375 MHz and a GDDR6 memory frequency of 1500 MHz. It also features a 192-bit bus, and makes use of a 7 nm design. It features 2304 SPUs, 144 Texture Address Units, and 64 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 9800 GT 512MB		105 Watts
Radeon RX 5600 XT		160 Watts
	Difference: 55 Watts (52%)

Memory Bandwidth

As far as performance goes, the Radeon RX 5600 XT should in theory be quite a bit better than the GeForce 9800 GT 512MB in general. (explain)

Radeon RX 5600 XT		344064 MB/sec
GeForce 9800 GT 512MB		57600 MB/sec
	Difference: 286464 (497%)

Texel Rate

The Radeon RX 5600 XT will be a lot (approximately 489%) better at AF than the GeForce 9800 GT 512MB. (explain)

Radeon RX 5600 XT		198000 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 9800 GT 512MB		33600 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 164400 (489%)

Pixel Rate

The Radeon RX 5600 XT is a lot (more or less 817%) more effective at AA than the GeForce 9800 GT 512MB, and able to handle higher screen resolutions better. (explain)

Radeon RX 5600 XT		88000 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 9800 GT 512MB		9600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 78400 (817%)

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 information (in units of MB per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface in a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the bus width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR type RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher 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 number of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed in one second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the graphics card could possibly record to the 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 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 rate is also dependant on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the max fill rate.