GeForce 8800 GTS (G80) 640MB vs Radeon HD 6750 1GB

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Compare those specifications to the Radeon HD 6750 1GB, which comes with GPU core speed of 725 MHz, and 1024 MB of GDDR5 memory running at 1000 MHz through a 128-bit bus. It also is made up of 720 SPUs, 36 TAUs, and 16 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

Radeon HD 6750 1GB		86 Watts
GeForce 8800 GTS (G80) 640MB		143 Watts
	Difference: 57 Watts (66%)

Memory Bandwidth

The Radeon HD 6750 1GB should in theory be a bit faster than the GeForce 8800 GTS (G80) 640MB overall. (explain)

Radeon HD 6750 1GB		64000 MB/sec
GeForce 8800 GTS (G80) 640MB		63360 MB/sec
	Difference: 640 (1%)

Texel Rate

The Radeon HD 6750 1GB is a little bit (about 6%) more effective at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce 8800 GTS (G80) 640MB. (explain)

Radeon HD 6750 1GB		26100 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8800 GTS (G80) 640MB		24624 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 1476 (6%)

Pixel Rate

The Radeon HD 6750 1GB is a small bit (approximately 13%) more effective at AA than the GeForce 8800 GTS (G80) 640MB, and capable of handling higher resolutions better. (explain)

Radeon HD 6750 1GB		11600 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8800 GTS (G80) 640MB		10260 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 1340 (13%)

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.

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Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the max amount of information (in units of MB per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface in one second. It is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. If the card has DDR type memory, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the 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 number of texture map elements (texels) that are processed in one second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core 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 processed in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the video card can possibly record to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel fill 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 reach the max fill rate.