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GeForce 8600 GT 1GB DDR2 vs GeForce 8600 GT 256MB DDR2
Intro
The GeForce 8600 GT 1GB DDR2 has a clock frequency of 540 MHz and a DDR2 memory frequency of 400 MHz. It also makes use of a 128-bit bus, and makes use of a 80 nm design. It features 32 SPUs, 16 TAUs, and 8 ROPs.Compare all that to the GeForce 8600 GT 256MB DDR2, which features a clock frequency of 540 MHz and a DDR2 memory speed of 400 MHz. It also uses a 128-bit memory bus, and uses a 80 nm design. It is comprised of 32 SPUs, 16 TAUs, and 8 ROPs.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Both cards have the same power consumption.Memory Bandwidth
Both cards have exactly the same memory bandwidth, so in theory they should have the same performance. (explain)
Texel Rate
Both cards have the exact same texel rate, so theoretically they should perform equally good at at anisotropic filtering. (explain)Pixel Rate
Both cards have exactly the same pixel rate, so in theory they should perform equally good at at FSAA, and be able to handle the same screen 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 8600 GT 1GB DDR2 | GeForce 8600 GT 256MB DDR2 |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | nVidia | nVidia |
| Year | April 2007 | April 2007 |
| Code Name | G84 | G84 |
| Memory | 1024 MB | 256 MB |
| Core Speed | 540 MHz | 540 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 800 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Power (Max TDP) | 47 watts | 47 watts |
| Bandwidth | 12800 MB/sec | 12800 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 8640 Mtexels/sec | 8640 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 4320 Mpixels/sec | 4320 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 32 | 32 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 16 | 16 |
| Render Output Units | 8 | 8 |
| Bus Type | DDR2 | DDR2 |
| Bus Width | 128-bit | 128-bit |
| Fab Process | 80 nm | 80 nm |
| Transistors | 289 million | 289 million |
| Bus | PCIe x16 | PCIe x16 |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 10 | DirectX 10 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 3.0 | OpenGL 3.0 |
Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the largest amount of information (measured in megabytes per second) that can be moved across the external memory interface in one second. It is worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR type RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better 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 number of texture map elements (texels) that can be applied per second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the graphics card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed per second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels that the graphics card could possibly record to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the number of Render Output Units by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel rate also depends on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.
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