Compare any two graphics cards:
GeForce 8800 Ultra vs GeForce GT 450 (OEM)
IntroThe GeForce 8800 Ultra has a core clock frequency of 612 MHz and a GDDR3 memory speed of 1080 MHz. It also uses a 384-bit bus, and uses a 90 nm design. It is comprised of 128 SPUs, 64 TAUs, and 24 ROPs.Compare those specs to the GeForce GT 450 (OEM), which comes with a GPU core clock speed of 790 MHz, and 1536 MB of GDDR5 RAM set to run at 1000 MHz through a 192-bit bus. It also features 144 SPUs, 24 TAUs, and 24 Raster Operation Units.
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Power Usage and Theoretical BenchmarksPower Consumption (Max TDP)
Memory BandwidthThe GeForce 8800 Ultra should theoretically perform a bit faster than the GeForce GT 450 (OEM) overall. (explain)
Texel RateThe GeForce 8800 Ultra is much (approximately 107%) faster with regards to anisotropic filtering than the GeForce GT 450 (OEM). (explain)
Pixel RateIf running with lots of anti-aliasing is important to you, then the GeForce GT 450 (OEM) is a better choice, and very much so. (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 largest amount of information (measured in MB per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface within a second. It is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR type RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and high resolutions. Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that are processed in one second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total texture units by the core speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed in one second. Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the video 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 amount of colour ROPs by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate also depends on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum 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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