GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB vs GeForce GTX 560 Ti

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce GTX 560 Ti, which comes with a clock frequency of 822 MHz and a GDDR5 memory frequency of 1002 MHz. It also makes use of a 256-bit bus, and uses a 40 nm design. It is made up of 384 SPUs, 64 Texture Address Units, and 32 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB		84 Watts
GeForce GTX 560 Ti		170 Watts
	Difference: 86 Watts (102%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the GeForce GTX 560 Ti should be a lot faster than the GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 560 Ti		128256 MB/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB		38400 MB/sec
	Difference: 89856 (234%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 560 Ti is a lot (more or less 99%) better at AF than the GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 560 Ti		52608 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB		26400 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 26208 (99%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 560 Ti is quite a bit (about 299%) more effective at AA than the GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB, and will be able to handle higher screen resolutions without slowing down too much. (explain)

GeForce GTX 560 Ti		26304 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB		6600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 19704 (299%)

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 transferred past the external memory interface in one second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR memory, the result 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 higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that are processed in one second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the 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 could possibly write to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel output rate also depends on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.