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GeForce 9600 GT 512MB vs GeForce 9800 GX2
Intro
The GeForce 9600 GT 512MB uses a 65/55 nm design. nVidia has clocked the core frequency at 650 MHz. The GDDR3 memory is set to run at a speed of 900 MHz on this specific card. It features 64 SPUs as well as 32 Texture Address Units and 16 Rasterization Operator Units.Compare those specs to the GeForce 9800 GX2, which comes with a core clock frequency of 600 MHz and a GDDR3 memory speed of 1000 MHz. It also uses a 256-bit bus, and uses a 65 nm design. It is comprised of 128 SPUs, 64 TAUs, and 16 ROPs.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption (Max TDP)
| GeForce 9600 GT 512MB |
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95 Watts |
| GeForce 9800 GX2 |
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197 Watts |
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Memory Bandwidth
As far as performance goes, the GeForce 9800 GX2 should theoretically be quite a bit superior to the GeForce 9600 GT 512MB in general. (explain)
| GeForce 9800 GX2 |
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128000 MB/sec |
| GeForce 9600 GT 512MB |
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57600 MB/sec |
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Texel Rate
The GeForce 9800 GX2 should be a lot (about 269%) more effective at texture filtering than the GeForce 9600 GT 512MB. (explain)| GeForce 9800 GX2 |
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76800 Mtexels/sec |
| GeForce 9600 GT 512MB |
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20800 Mtexels/sec |
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Pixel Rate
The GeForce 9800 GX2 will be a lot (approximately 85%) better at FSAA than the GeForce 9600 GT 512MB, and will be able to handle higher resolutions without slowing down too much. (explain)| GeForce 9800 GX2 |
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19200 Mpixels/sec |
| GeForce 9600 GT 512MB |
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10400 Mpixels/sec |
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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.
One or more cards in this comparison are multi-core. This means that their bandwidth, texel and pixel rates are theoretically doubled - this does not mean the card will actually perform twice as fast, but only that it should in theory be able to. Actual game benchmarks will give a more accurate idea of what it's capable of.
Price Comparison
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Specifications
| Model | GeForce 9600 GT 512MB | GeForce 9800 GX2 |
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| Manufacturer | nVidia | nVidia |
| Year | Feb 2008 | Mar 2008 |
| Code Name | G94a/b | G92 |
| Memory | 512 MB | 512 MB (x2) |
| Core Speed | 650 MHz | 600 MHz (x2) |
| Memory Speed | 1800 MHz | 2000 MHz (x2) |
| Power (Max TDP) | 95 watts | 197 watts |
| Bandwidth | 57600 MB/sec | 128000 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 20800 Mtexels/sec | 76800 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 10400 Mpixels/sec | 19200 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 64 | 128 (x2) |
| Texture Mapping Units | 32 | 64 (x2) |
| Render Output Units | 16 | 16 (x2) |
| Bus Type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Bus Width | 256-bit | 256-bit (x2) |
| Fab Process | 65/55 nm | 65 nm |
| Transistors | 505 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 largest amount of data (in units of MB per second) that can be moved across the external memory interface in a second. It's calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by the speed of its memory. If the card has DDR RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that are applied per second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the 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 amount of pixels the video card can possibly record to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the number of ROPs by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.
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