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GeForce 9600 GSO 1.5GB vs GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB
IntroThe GeForce 9600 GSO 1.5GB has a core clock speed of 550 MHz and a GDDR3 memory frequency of 800 MHz. It also features a 192-bit bus, and makes use of a 65 nm design. It features 96 SPUs, 48 TAUs, and 12 Raster Operation Units.Compare all that to the GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB, which has GPU core speed of 550 MHz, and 384 MB of GDDR3 RAM running at 800 MHz through a 192-bit bus. It also is made up of 96 SPUs, 48 TAUs, and 12 ROPs.
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Power Usage and Theoretical BenchmarksBoth cards have the same power consumption.Memory BandwidthBoth cards have the exact same memory bandwidth, so in theory they should perform the same. (explain)
Texel RateBoth cards have the exact same texel rate, so theoretically they should perform equally good at at AF. (explain)Pixel RateBoth cards have the exact same pixel rate, so in theory they should be equally good at at AA, and be capable of handling the same resolutions. (explain)
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
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Please note that the price comparisons are based on search keywords - sometimes it might show cards with very similar names that are not exactly the same as the one chosen in the comparison. We do try to filter out the wrong results as best we can, though. Specifications
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Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the max amount of information (in units of megabytes per second) that can be transported across the external memory interface in one second. The number is calculated by multiplying the interface width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR memory, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and high resolutions. Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed per second. This is worked out by multiplying the total number of texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the graphics card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied in a second. Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels that the graphics chip could possibly record to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the the core 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 rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.
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Please note that the price comparisons are based on search keywords - sometimes it might show cards with very similar names that are not exactly the same as the one chosen in the comparison. We do try to filter out the wrong results as best we can, though.
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