GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB vs Radeon RX 6500 XT

Intro

Compare those specifications to the Radeon RX 6500 XT, which makes use of a 6 nm design. AMD has set the core frequency at 2200 MHz. The GDDR6 memory works at a frequency of 2250 MHz on this specific model. It features 1024 SPUs as well as 64 Texture Address Units and 32 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB		84 Watts
Radeon RX 6500 XT		107 Watts
	Difference: 23 Watts (27%)

Memory Bandwidth

The Radeon RX 6500 XT, in theory, should be quite a bit faster than the GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB overall. (explain)

Radeon RX 6500 XT		147456 MB/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB		38400 MB/sec
	Difference: 109056 (284%)

Texel Rate

The Radeon RX 6500 XT is much (more or less 433%) better at AF than the GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB. (explain)

Radeon RX 6500 XT		140800 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB		26400 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 114400 (433%)

Pixel Rate

The Radeon RX 6500 XT is much (about 967%) more effective at full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB, and able to handle higher resolutions without slowing down too much. (explain)

Radeon RX 6500 XT		70400 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB		6600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 63800 (967%)

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: Bandwidth is the max amount of data (counted in MB per second) that can be moved past the external memory interface within a second. It is calculated by multiplying the bus width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that are applied in one second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the video card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the graphics card can possibly write to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the amount of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the core 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 fill 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 get to the maximum fill rate.