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GeForce 9600 GSO 1.5GB vs GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB
Intro
The GeForce 9600 GSO 1.5GB has a GPU core clock speed of 550 MHz, and the 1536 MB of GDDR3 RAM is set to run at 800 MHz through a 192-bit bus. It also features 96 Stream Processors, 48 Texture Address Units, and 12 Raster Operation Units.Compare all that to the GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB, which has GPU clock speed of 550 MHz, and 384 MB of GDDR3 RAM set to run at 800 MHz through a 192-bit bus. It also is made up of 96 SPUs, 48 TAUs, and 12 ROPs.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Both cards have the same power consumption.Memory Bandwidth
Both cards have exactly the same bandwidth, so in theory they should perform the same. (explain)
Texel Rate
Both cards have the exact same texel rate, so theoretically they should be equally good at at AF. (explain)Pixel Rate
Both cards have the exact same pixel fill rate, so theoretically they should be equally good at at FSAA, and be able to handle 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 9600 GSO 1.5GB | GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | nVidia | nVidia |
| Year | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| Code Name | G92 | G92 |
| Memory | 1536 MB | 384 MB |
| Core Speed | 550 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 1600 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Power (Max TDP) | 84 watts | 84 watts |
| Bandwidth | 38400 MB/sec | 38400 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 26400 Mtexels/sec | 26400 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 6600 Mpixels/sec | 6600 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 96 | 96 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 48 | 48 |
| Render Output Units | 12 | 12 |
| Bus Type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Bus Width | 192-bit | 192-bit |
| Fab Process | 65 nm | 65 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 3.0 |
Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the maximum amount of information (in units of MB per second) that can be moved past the external memory interface within a second. It's calculated by multiplying the interface width by the speed of its memory. If the card has DDR type RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the bandwidth is, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and high resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that can be processed per second. This figure 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 video card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied in one second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels that the graphics chip can possibly write to its local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called 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 - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.
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