GeForce GTX 460 vs Geforce GTX 670

Intro

Compare those specs to the Geforce GTX 670, which comes with GPU core speed of 915 MHz, and 2048 MB of GDDR5 memory set to run at 1500 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also features 1344 Stream Processors, 112 TAUs, and 32 Raster Operation Units.

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Benchmarks

These are real-world performance benchmarks that were submitted by Hardware Compare users. The scores seen here are the average of all benchmarks submitted for each respective test and hardware.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score

Geforce GTX 670		7351 points
GeForce GTX 460		2557 points
	Difference: 4794 (187%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 460		150 Watts
Geforce GTX 670		170 Watts
	Difference: 20 Watts (13%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the Geforce GTX 670 will be 122% quicker than the GeForce GTX 460 overall, due to its higher data rate. (explain)

Geforce GTX 670		192000 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 460		86400 MB/sec
	Difference: 105600 (122%)

Texel Rate

The Geforce GTX 670 should be much (about 171%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 460. (explain)

Geforce GTX 670		102480 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 460		37800 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 64680 (171%)

Pixel Rate

The Geforce GTX 670 should be much (about 81%) faster with regards to anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 460, and will be capable of handling higher resolutions more effectively. (explain)

Geforce GTX 670		29280 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 460		16200 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 13080 (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.

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Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the largest amount of data (counted in megabytes per second) that can be moved over the external memory interface in one second. The number is worked out by multiplying the interface width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better 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 amount of texture map elements (texels) that can be applied per second. This is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels that the graphics card can possibly record to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the number of colour ROPs by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel output 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.