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GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB vs Radeon HD 6570 (OEM) 2GB
IntroThe GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB makes use of a 65/55 nm design. nVidia has set the core frequency at 650 MHz. The GDDR3 memory works at a frequency of 900 MHz on this card. It features 96 SPUs along with 48 TAUs and 16 ROPs.Compare those specifications to the Radeon HD 6570 (OEM) 2GB, which features a clock speed of 650 MHz and a GDDR5 memory frequency of 1000 MHz. It also makes use of a 128-bit memory bus, and uses a 40 nm design. It is comprised of 480 SPUs, 24 TAUs, and 8 Raster Operation Units.
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Power Usage and Theoretical BenchmarksPower Consumption (Max TDP)
Memory BandwidthTheoretically speaking, the Radeon HD 6570 (OEM) 2GB should be a small bit faster than the GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB overall. (explain)
Texel RateThe GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB will be much (more or less 100%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the Radeon HD 6570 (OEM) 2GB. (explain)
Pixel RateThe GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB will be much (about 100%) faster with regards to full screen anti-aliasing than the Radeon HD 6570 (OEM) 2GB, and should be capable of handling higher screen resolutions better. (explain)
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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Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the largest amount of data (measured in MB per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface in a second. It's calculated by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR memory, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the bandwidth is, the faster 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 applied in one second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the graphics card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels per second. Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels that the graphics chip could possibly write to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the max fill rate.
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Please note that the price comparisons are based on search keywords - sometimes it might show cards with very similar names that are not exactly the same as the one chosen in the comparison. We do try to filter out the wrong results as best we can, though.
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