Radeon HD 6670 (OEM) vs Radeon HD 6750 1GB

Intro

Compare those specs to the Radeon HD 6750 1GB, which comes with GPU core speed of 725 MHz, and 1024 MB of GDDR5 memory running at 1000 MHz through a 128-bit bus. It also features 720 SPUs, 36 Texture Address Units, and 16 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

Radeon HD 6670 (OEM)		63 Watts
Radeon HD 6750 1GB		86 Watts
	Difference: 23 Watts (37%)

Memory Bandwidth

Both cards have exactly the same bandwidth, so theoretically they should have the same performance. (explain)

Texel Rate

The Radeon HD 6750 1GB should be quite a bit (approximately 36%) more effective at texture filtering than the Radeon HD 6670 (OEM). (explain)

Radeon HD 6750 1GB		26100 Mtexels/sec
Radeon HD 6670 (OEM)		19200 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 6900 (36%)

Pixel Rate

If running with a high resolution is important to you, then the Radeon HD 6750 1GB is the winner, by far. (explain)

Radeon HD 6750 1GB		11600 Mpixels/sec
Radeon HD 6670 (OEM)		6400 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 5200 (81%)

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 maximum amount of data (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface in a second. It is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR memory, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed in one second. This is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the 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 most pixels the video card could possibly write to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the number of ROPs by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.