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GeForce 9800 GT 512MB vs GeForce GTS 250 512MB
Intro
The GeForce 9800 GT 512MB comes with a core clock frequency of 600 MHz and a GDDR3 memory frequency of 900 MHz. It also uses a 256-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 65/55 nm design. It is comprised of 112 SPUs, 56 TAUs, and 16 Raster Operation Units.Compare all that to the GeForce GTS 250 512MB, which has core speeds of 738 MHz on the GPU, and 1100 MHz on the 512 MB of GDDR3 memory. It features 128 SPUs as well as 64 TAUs and 16 Rasterization Operator Units.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption (Max TDP)
| GeForce 9800 GT 512MB |
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105 Watts |
| GeForce GTS 250 512MB |
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145 Watts |
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Memory Bandwidth
Theoretically speaking, the GeForce GTS 250 512MB will be 22% quicker than the GeForce 9800 GT 512MB in general, because of its higher data rate. (explain)
| GeForce GTS 250 512MB |
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70400 MB/sec |
| GeForce 9800 GT 512MB |
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57600 MB/sec |
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Texel Rate
The GeForce GTS 250 512MB is quite a bit (approximately 41%) better at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce 9800 GT 512MB. (explain)| GeForce GTS 250 512MB |
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47232 Mtexels/sec |
| GeForce 9800 GT 512MB |
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33600 Mtexels/sec |
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Pixel Rate
If using lots of anti-aliasing is important to you, then the GeForce GTS 250 512MB is a better choice, by far. (explain)| GeForce GTS 250 512MB |
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11808 Mpixels/sec |
| GeForce 9800 GT 512MB |
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9600 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 9800 GT 512MB | GeForce GTS 250 512MB |
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| Manufacturer | nVidia | nVidia |
| Year | July 2008 | March 3, 2009 |
| Code Name | G92a/b | G92a/b |
| Memory | 512 MB | 512 MB |
| Core Speed | 600 MHz | 738 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 1800 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Power (Max TDP) | 105 watts | 145 watts |
| Bandwidth | 57600 MB/sec | 70400 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 33600 Mtexels/sec | 47232 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 9600 Mpixels/sec | 11808 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 112 | 128 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 56 | 64 |
| Render Output Units | 16 | 16 |
| Bus Type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Bus Width | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Fab Process | 65/55 nm | 65/55 nm |
| Transistors | 754 million | 754 million |
| Bus | PCIe x16 2.0 | PCIe x16 2.0 |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 10 | DirectX 10 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 3.0 | OpenGL 3.1 |
Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the largest amount of information (counted in MB per second) that can be moved past the external memory interface in one second. It is calculated by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the card's memory bandwidth, 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 per second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the video card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in a second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the video card can possibly record to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the number of colour ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel output rate also depends on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.
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