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GeForce 8800 GTS (G92) vs GeForce 9600 GT 1GB
Intro
The GeForce 8800 GTS (G92) comes with a core clock frequency of 650 MHz and a GDDR3 memory frequency of 970 MHz. It also makes use of a 256-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 65 nm design. It is comprised of 128 SPUs, 64 TAUs, and 16 ROPs.Compare those specs to the GeForce 9600 GT 1GB, which uses a 65/55 nm design. nVidia has clocked the core frequency at 650 MHz. The GDDR3 memory works at a frequency of 900 MHz on this particular card. It features 64 SPUs along with 32 TAUs and 16 ROPs.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption (Max TDP)
| GeForce 9600 GT 1GB |
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95 Watts |
| GeForce 8800 GTS (G92) |
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135 Watts |
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Memory Bandwidth
Theoretically speaking, the GeForce 8800 GTS (G92) should perform a bit faster than the GeForce 9600 GT 1GB overall. (explain)
| GeForce 8800 GTS (G92) |
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62080 MB/sec |
| GeForce 9600 GT 1GB |
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57600 MB/sec |
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Texel Rate
The GeForce 8800 GTS (G92) should be much (about 100%) more effective at AF than the GeForce 9600 GT 1GB. (explain)| GeForce 8800 GTS (G92) |
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41600 Mtexels/sec |
| GeForce 9600 GT 1GB |
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20800 Mtexels/sec |
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Pixel Rate
Both cards have the exact same pixel rate, so in theory they should be equally good at at anti-aliasing, and be capable of handling the same resolutions. (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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Specifications
| Model | GeForce 8800 GTS (G92) | GeForce 9600 GT 1GB |
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| Manufacturer | nVidia | nVidia |
| Year | Dec 2007 | Feb 2008 |
| Code Name | G92 | G94a/b |
| Memory | 512 MB | 1024 MB |
| Core Speed | 650 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 1940 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Power (Max TDP) | 135 watts | 95 watts |
| Bandwidth | 62080 MB/sec | 57600 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 41600 Mtexels/sec | 20800 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 10400 Mpixels/sec | 10400 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 128 | 64 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 64 | 32 |
| Render Output Units | 16 | 16 |
| Bus Type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Bus Width | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Fab Process | 65 nm | 65/55 nm |
| Transistors | 754 million | 505 million |
| Bus | PCIe x16 2.0 | PCIe x16 2.0 |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 10 | DirectX 10 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 3.0 | OpenGL 3.0 |
Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the maximum amount of information (counted in MB per second) that can be transferred over the external memory interface in a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the bandwidth is, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that are applied in one second. This is worked out by multiplying the total number of 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 applied in a second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the graphics card can possibly write to its local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated 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 drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.
GeForce 8800 GTS (G92)Amazon.com
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GeForce 9600 GT 1GBAmazon.com
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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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