GeForce 8800 GTS (G92) vs GeForce GTX 960M

Intro

Compare that to the GeForce GTX 960M, which features GPU clock speed of 1096 MHz, and 2048 MB of GDDR5 RAM set to run at 1000 MHz through a 128-bit bus. It also features 640 SPUs, 40 TAUs, and 16 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 960M		65 Watts
GeForce 8800 GTS (G92)		135 Watts
	Difference: 70 Watts (108%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 960M will be 3% quicker than the GeForce 8800 GTS (G92) in general, because of its higher data rate. (explain)

GeForce GTX 960M		64000 MB/sec
GeForce 8800 GTS (G92)		62080 MB/sec
	Difference: 1920 (3%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 960M will be just a bit (more or less 5%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce 8800 GTS (G92). (explain)

GeForce GTX 960M		43840 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8800 GTS (G92)		41600 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 2240 (5%)

Pixel Rate

If using high levels of AA is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 960M is the winner, by a large margin. (explain)

GeForce GTX 960M		17536 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8800 GTS (G92)		10400 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 7136 (69%)

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

Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the max amount of information (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface in one second. It's worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by the speed of its memory. If the card has DDR memory, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that can be processed per second. This is calculated by multiplying the total texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the graphics card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the video card can possibly record to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the amount of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel fill rate also depends on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the max fill rate.