GeForce 9600 GSO 1.5GB vs GeForce GT 450 (OEM)

Intro

Compare all that to the GeForce GT 450 (OEM), which features GPU core speed of 790 MHz, and 1536 MB of GDDR5 RAM set to run at 1000 MHz through a 192-bit bus. It also is comprised of 144 SPUs, 24 TAUs, and 24 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 9600 GSO 1.5GB		84 Watts
GeForce GT 450 (OEM)		106 Watts
	Difference: 22 Watts (26%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically, the GeForce GT 450 (OEM) should be a lot faster than the GeForce 9600 GSO 1.5GB overall. (explain)

GeForce GT 450 (OEM)		96000 MB/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 1.5GB		38400 MB/sec
	Difference: 57600 (150%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce 9600 GSO 1.5GB will be a lot (about 39%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce GT 450 (OEM). (explain)

GeForce 9600 GSO 1.5GB		26400 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GT 450 (OEM)		18960 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 7440 (39%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GT 450 (OEM) will be quite a bit (approximately 187%) better at AA than the GeForce 9600 GSO 1.5GB, and capable of handling higher resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce GT 450 (OEM)		18960 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 1.5GB		6600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 12360 (187%)

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 (in units of megabytes per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface in a second. It is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by the speed of its memory. If the card has DDR type RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed per second. This is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core 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 processed in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the graphics card can possibly write to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the number of ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel rate is also dependant on lots of 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.