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GeForce 9800 GTX+ vs GeForce GTS 450 1GB

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The GeForce 9800 GTX+ uses a 55 nm design. nVidia has set the core frequency at 738 MHz. The GDDR3 memory is set to run at a frequency of 1100 MHz on this specific model. It features 128 SPUs along with 64 Texture Address Units and 16 ROPs.

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTS 450 1GB, which uses a 40 nm design. nVidia has clocked the core speed at 783 MHz. The GDDR5 RAM is set to run at a frequency of 902 MHz on this model. It features 192 SPUs as well as 32 Texture Address Units and 16 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTS 450 1GB 106 Watts
GeForce 9800 GTX+ 145 Watts
Difference: 39 Watts (37%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the GeForce 9800 GTX+ should be 22% faster than the GeForce GTS 450 1GB in general, due to its higher bandwidth. (explain)

GeForce 9800 GTX+ 70400 MB/sec
GeForce GTS 450 1GB 57728 MB/sec
Difference: 12672 (22%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce 9800 GTX+ should be much (more or less 89%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the GeForce GTS 450 1GB. (explain)

GeForce 9800 GTX+ 47232 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTS 450 1GB 25056 Mtexels/sec
Difference: 22176 (89%)

Pixel Rate

If using a high resolution is important to you, then the GeForce GTS 450 1GB is superior to the GeForce 9800 GTX+, but not by far. (explain)

GeForce GTS 450 1GB 12528 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 9800 GTX+ 11808 Mpixels/sec
Difference: 720 (6%)

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

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Specifications

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Model GeForce 9800 GTX+ GeForce GTS 450 1GB
Manufacturer nVidia nVidia
Year July 2008 September 2010
Code Name G92b GF106
Memory 512 MB 1024 MB
Core Speed 738 MHz 783 MHz
Memory Speed 2200 MHz 3608 MHz
Power (Max TDP) 145 watts 106 watts
Bandwidth 70400 MB/sec 57728 MB/sec
Texel Rate 47232 Mtexels/sec 25056 Mtexels/sec
Pixel Rate 11808 Mpixels/sec 12528 Mpixels/sec
Unified Shaders 128 192
Texture Mapping Units 64 32
Render Output Units 16 16
Bus Type GDDR3 GDDR5
Bus Width 256-bit 128-bit
Fab Process 55 nm 40 nm
Transistors 754 million 1170 million
Bus PCIe x16 2.0 PCIe x16
DirectX Version DirectX 10 DirectX 11
OpenGL Version OpenGL 3.0 OpenGL 4.1

Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the max amount of information (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface within a second. It is worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR type RAM, the result 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 anti-aliasing, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that are applied per second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the video card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the video card can possibly write to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the amount of ROPs by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.

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GeForce 9800 GTX+

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