Compare any two graphics cards:
GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR3 vs GeForce GTS 150
IntroThe GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR3 uses a 55 nm design. nVidia has clocked the core speed at 550 MHz. The GDDR3 memory is set to run at a frequency of 800 MHz on this specific card. It features 32 SPUs as well as 16 TAUs and 8 ROPs.Compare all of that to the GeForce GTS 150, which makes use of a 55 nm design. nVidia has set the core frequency at 740 MHz. The GDDR3 memory is set to run at a speed of 500 MHz on this particular card. It features 128 SPUs as well as 64 Texture Address Units and 16 Rasterization Operator Units.
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Power Usage and Theoretical BenchmarksPower Consumption (Max TDP)
Memory BandwidthPerformance-wise, the GeForce GTS 150 should theoretically be much better than the GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR3 overall. (explain)
Texel RateThe GeForce GTS 150 should be quite a bit (approximately 438%) better at AF than the GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR3. (explain)
Pixel RateIf running with high levels of AA is important to you, then the GeForce GTS 150 is a better choice, by a large margin. (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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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. Specifications
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Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the max amount of information (in units of megabytes per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface within a second. It's calculated by multiplying the bus width by its memory speed. If the card has DDR RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 once 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 anti-aliasing, HDR and high resolutions. Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed in one second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total texture units by the core speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the graphics card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in one second. Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels that the graphics card can possibly record to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the number of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - 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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