GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB vs GeForce GTX 570

Intro

Compare that to the GeForce GTX 570, which has a core clock frequency of 732 MHz and a GDDR5 memory speed of 950 MHz. It also features a 320-bit memory bus, and uses a 40 nm design. It is made up of 480 SPUs, 60 Texture Address Units, and 40 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB		90 Watts
GeForce GTX 570		219 Watts
	Difference: 129 Watts (143%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce GTX 570 should theoretically be much faster than the GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 570		152000 MB/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB		57600 MB/sec
	Difference: 94400 (164%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 570 is much (about 41%) better at AF than the GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 570		43920 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB		31200 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 12720 (41%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 570 will be a lot (approximately 182%) better at anti-aliasing than the GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB, and should be able to handle higher resolutions better. (explain)

GeForce GTX 570		29280 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB		10400 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 18880 (182%)

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 max amount of information (in units of megabytes per second) that can be moved past the external memory interface within a second. The number is calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR type RAM, it must 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, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the video card can possibly record to its local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the amount of colour 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 many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.