GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB vs Radeon RX 6650 XT

Intro

Compare that to the Radeon RX 6650 XT, which features a clock frequency of 2055 MHz and a GDDR6 memory frequency of 2190 MHz. It also features a 128-bit bus, and makes use of a 7 nm design. It features 2048 SPUs, 128 TAUs, and 64 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB		84 Watts
Radeon RX 6650 XT		176 Watts
	Difference: 92 Watts (110%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the Radeon RX 6650 XT should be 648% quicker than the GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB in general, because of its greater bandwidth. (explain)

Radeon RX 6650 XT		287072 MB/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB		38400 MB/sec
	Difference: 248672 (648%)

Texel Rate

The Radeon RX 6650 XT is much (approximately 896%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB. (explain)

Radeon RX 6650 XT		263040 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB		26400 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 236640 (896%)

Pixel Rate

If running with a high screen resolution is important to you, then the Radeon RX 6650 XT is superior to the GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB, by far. (explain)

Radeon RX 6650 XT		131520 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB		6600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 124920 (1893%)

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 maximum amount of information (counted in MB per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface in a second. It's calculated by multiplying the interface width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that are processed in one second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total number 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 processed in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels that the graphics chip can possibly record to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the number of Raster Operations Pipelines 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 fill rate also depends on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.