GeForce 9600 GSO 1.5GB vs GeForce GTX 465

Intro

Compare all that to the GeForce GTX 465, which features a GPU core clock speed of 607 MHz, and 1024 MB of GDDR5 RAM running at 802 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also features 352 Stream Processors, 44 Texture Address Units, and 32 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 9600 GSO 1.5GB		84 Watts
GeForce GTX 465		200 Watts
	Difference: 116 Watts (138%)

Memory Bandwidth

As far as performance goes, the GeForce GTX 465 should in theory be a lot superior to the GeForce 9600 GSO 1.5GB in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 465		102592 MB/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 1.5GB		38400 MB/sec
	Difference: 64192 (167%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 465 should be a bit (approximately 1%) better at AF than the GeForce 9600 GSO 1.5GB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 465		26708 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 1.5GB		26400 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 308 (1%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 465 should be much (more or less 194%) better at anti-aliasing than the GeForce 9600 GSO 1.5GB, and also will be able to handle higher resolutions more effectively. (explain)

GeForce GTX 465		19424 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 1.5GB		6600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 12824 (194%)

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 maximum amount of data (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transported across the external memory interface within a second. It is worked out by multiplying the interface width by the speed of its memory. If it uses DDR memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the better 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 can be applied per second. This is worked out by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, 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 most pixels the video card could possibly write to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the number of ROPs by the the card's clock speed. 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, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.