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GeForce 9600 GSO 1.5GB vs GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB
Intro
The GeForce 9600 GSO 1.5GB comes with core speeds of 550 MHz on the GPU, and 800 MHz on the 1536 MB of GDDR3 RAM. It features 96 SPUs as well as 48 TAUs and 12 ROPs.Compare those specifications to the GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB, which comes with core speeds of 550 MHz on the GPU, and 800 MHz on the 768 MB of GDDR3 memory. It features 96 SPUs along with 48 TAUs and 12 Rasterization Operator Units.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Both cards have the same power consumption.Memory Bandwidth
Both cards have the exact same memory bandwidth, so in theory they should have the same performance. (explain)
Texel Rate
Both cards have the exact same texel rate, so in theory they should perform equally good at at AF. (explain)Pixel Rate
Both cards have exactly the same pixel rate, so in theory they should perform equally good at at AA, and be capable of handling 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 9600 GSO 1.5GB | GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | nVidia | nVidia |
| Year | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| Code Name | G92 | G92 |
| Memory | 1536 MB | 768 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: Memory bandwidth is the maximum amount of information (in units of MB per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface in one second. It's worked out by multiplying the bus width by the speed of its memory. If it uses DDR RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the memory bandwidth, 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 applied per second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total texture units by the core 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 in one second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the graphics card can possibly write to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the number of ROPs by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.
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