GeForce 9500 GT 512MB GDDR3 vs Radeon RX 5600 XT

Intro

Compare all that to the Radeon RX 5600 XT, which comes with 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 is made up of 2304 SPUs, 144 TAUs, and 64 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 9500 GT 512MB GDDR3		50 Watts
Radeon RX 5600 XT		160 Watts
	Difference: 110 Watts (220%)

Memory Bandwidth

The Radeon RX 5600 XT, in theory, should be quite a bit faster than the GeForce 9500 GT 512MB GDDR3 overall. (explain)

Radeon RX 5600 XT		344064 MB/sec
GeForce 9500 GT 512MB GDDR3		25600 MB/sec
	Difference: 318464 (1244%)

Texel Rate

The Radeon RX 5600 XT will be much (more or less 2150%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce 9500 GT 512MB GDDR3. (explain)

Radeon RX 5600 XT		198000 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 9500 GT 512MB GDDR3		8800 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 189200 (2150%)

Pixel Rate

If running with high levels of AA is important to you, then the Radeon RX 5600 XT is the winner, by far. (explain)

Radeon RX 5600 XT		88000 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 9500 GT 512MB GDDR3		4400 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 83600 (1900%)

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 (in units of megabytes per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface in a second. The number is calculated by multiplying the bus width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR memory, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the memory bandwidth, the faster 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 applied per second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The better this number, 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 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 ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel rate also depends on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.