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GeForce 9600 GT 1GB vs GeForce GT 340 1GB
Intro
The GeForce 9600 GT 1GB features a core clock frequency of 650 MHz and a GDDR3 memory frequency of 900 MHz. It also features a 256-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 65/55 nm design. It is comprised of 64 SPUs, 32 TAUs, and 16 ROPs.Compare those specifications to the GeForce GT 340 1GB, which has a GPU core clock speed of 550 MHz, and 1024 MB of GDDR5 memory running at 850 MHz through a 128-bit bus. It also is comprised of 96 Stream Processors, 32 TAUs, and 8 ROPs.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption (Max TDP)
| GeForce GT 340 1GB |
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69 Watts |
| GeForce 9600 GT 1GB |
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95 Watts |
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Memory Bandwidth
Theoretically speaking, the GeForce 9600 GT 1GB should be 6% quicker than the GeForce GT 340 1GB in general, due to its higher bandwidth. (explain)
| GeForce 9600 GT 1GB |
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57600 MB/sec |
| GeForce GT 340 1GB |
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54400 MB/sec |
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Texel Rate
The GeForce 9600 GT 1GB should be a small bit (more or less 18%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce GT 340 1GB. (explain)| GeForce 9600 GT 1GB |
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20800 Mtexels/sec |
| GeForce GT 340 1GB |
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17600 Mtexels/sec |
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Pixel Rate
If using lots of anti-aliasing is important to you, then the GeForce 9600 GT 1GB is a better choice, and very much so. (explain)| GeForce 9600 GT 1GB |
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10400 Mpixels/sec |
| GeForce GT 340 1GB |
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4400 Mpixels/sec |
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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 9600 GT 1GB | GeForce GT 340 1GB |
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| Manufacturer | nVidia | nVidia |
| Year | Feb 2008 | February 2010 |
| Code Name | G94a/b | GT215 |
| Memory | 1024 MB | 1024 MB |
| Core Speed | 650 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 1800 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| Power (Max TDP) | 95 watts | 69 watts |
| Bandwidth | 57600 MB/sec | 54400 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 20800 Mtexels/sec | 17600 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 10400 Mpixels/sec | 4400 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 64 | 96 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 32 | 32 |
| Render Output Units | 16 | 8 |
| Bus Type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256-bit | 128-bit |
| Fab Process | 65/55 nm | 40 nm |
| Transistors | 505 million | 727 million |
| Bus | PCIe x16 2.0 | PCIe x16 |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 10 | DirectX 10.1 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 3.0 | OpenGL 3.3 |
Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the max amount of information (in units of megabytes per second) that can be transported across the external memory interface within a second. It's calculated by multiplying the bus width by the speed of its memory. If it uses DDR memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher 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 amount of texture map elements (texels) that are applied per second. This is calculated by multiplying the total texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied per second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the video card can possibly record to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the amount of ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as 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, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.
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