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GeForce 9600 GSO 1.5GB vs GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB
Intro
The GeForce 9600 GSO 1.5GB features a GPU core speed of 550 MHz, and the 1536 MB of GDDR3 RAM runs at 800 MHz through a 192-bit bus. It also features 96 Stream Processors, 48 TAUs, and 12 ROPs.Compare those specs to the GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB, which uses a 65 nm design. nVidia has set the core frequency at 550 MHz. The GDDR3 RAM works at a frequency of 800 MHz on this particular card. It features 96 SPUs as well as 48 TAUs and 12 ROPs.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Both cards have the same power consumption.Memory Bandwidth
Both cards have the exact same bandwidth, so in theory they should have identical performance. (explain)
Texel Rate
Both cards have the exact same texel rate, so theoretically they should be equally good at at anisotropic filtering. (explain)Pixel Rate
Both cards have the exact same pixel fill rate, so theoretically they should be equally good at at FSAA, and be able to handle 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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Specifications
| Model | GeForce 9600 GSO 1.5GB | GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | nVidia | nVidia |
| Year | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| Code Name | G92 | G92 |
| Memory | 1536 MB | 768 MB |
| Core Speed | 550 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 1600 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Power (Max TDP) | 84 watts | 84 watts |
| Bandwidth | 38400 MB/sec | 38400 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 26400 Mtexels/sec | 26400 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 6600 Mpixels/sec | 6600 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 96 | 96 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 48 | 48 |
| Render Output Units | 12 | 12 |
| Bus Type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Bus Width | 192-bit | 192-bit |
| Fab Process | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Transistors | 754 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: Memory bandwidth is the max amount of data (measured in megabytes per second) that can be moved across the external memory interface in a second. It's worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by the speed of its memory. If it uses DDR type RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and high resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that can be processed in one second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed per second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels that the graphics chip can possibly write to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the amount of 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 output rate is also dependant 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.
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