GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR3 vs Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Intro

Compare those specifications to the Radeon RX 7900 XTX, which makes use of a 5 nm design. AMD has set the core frequency at 1855 MHz. The GDDR6 memory works at a frequency of 2500 MHz on this card. It features 6144 SPUs as well as 384 Texture Address Units and 192 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR3		50 Watts
Radeon RX 7900 XTX		355 Watts
	Difference: 305 Watts (610%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the Radeon RX 7900 XTX should be a lot faster than the GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR3 overall. (explain)

Radeon RX 7900 XTX		983040 MB/sec
GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR3		25600 MB/sec
	Difference: 957440 (3740%)

Texel Rate

The Radeon RX 7900 XTX is a lot (about 7995%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR3. (explain)

Radeon RX 7900 XTX		712320 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR3		8800 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 703520 (7995%)

Pixel Rate

The Radeon RX 7900 XTX should be a lot (approximately 7995%) more effective at anti-aliasing than the GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR3, and also capable of handling higher resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

Radeon RX 7900 XTX		356160 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR3		4400 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 351760 (7995%)

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 transported over the external memory interface in one second. It's worked out by multiplying the bus width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR type RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If 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 processed in one second. This is worked out by multiplying the total texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the graphics card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied per second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels that the graphics chip can possibly write to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the number 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 fill rate also depends on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.