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GeForce GTX 260 vs GeForce GTX 650

Intro

The GeForce GTX 260 features a core clock frequency of 576 MHz and a GDDR3 memory frequency of 999 MHz. It also makes use of a 448-bit bus, and makes use of a 65 nm design. It is comprised of 192 SPUs, 64 TAUs, and 28 Raster Operation Units.

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 650, which uses a 28 nm design. nVidia has set the core frequency at 1058 MHz. The GDDR5 RAM runs at a speed of 1250 MHz on this specific card. It features 384 SPUs along with 32 TAUs and 16 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 650 64 Watts
GeForce GTX 260 182 Watts
Difference: 118 Watts (184%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically, the GeForce GTX 260 should perform quite a bit faster than the GeForce GTX 650 in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 260 111888 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 650 80000 MB/sec
Difference: 31888 (40%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 260 is a bit (approximately 9%) better at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce GTX 650. (explain)

GeForce GTX 260 36864 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 650 33856 Mtexels/sec
Difference: 3008 (9%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 650 is a bit (approximately 5%) more effective at FSAA than the GeForce GTX 260, and will be able to handle higher screen resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce GTX 650 16928 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 260 16128 Mpixels/sec
Difference: 800 (5%)

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

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Model GeForce GTX 260 GeForce GTX 650
Manufacturer nVidia nVidia
Year June 16, 2008 September 2012
Code Name G200 GK107
Memory 896 MB 1024 MB
Core Speed 576 MHz 1058 MHz
Memory Speed 1998 MHz 5000 MHz
Power (Max TDP) 182 watts 64 watts
Bandwidth 111888 MB/sec 80000 MB/sec
Texel Rate 36864 Mtexels/sec 33856 Mtexels/sec
Pixel Rate 16128 Mpixels/sec 16928 Mpixels/sec
Unified Shaders 192 384
Texture Mapping Units 64 32
Render Output Units 28 16
Bus Type GDDR3 GDDR5
Bus Width 448-bit 128-bit
Fab Process 65 nm 28 nm
Transistors 1400 million 1300 million
Bus PCIe x16 2.0 PCIe 3.0 x16
DirectX Version DirectX 10 DirectX 11.0
OpenGL Version OpenGL 3.1 OpenGL 4.3

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the maximum amount of information (in units of megabytes per second) that can be moved over the external memory interface within a second. It is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that are 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 card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the video card could possibly write to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the amount of ROPs by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.

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GeForce GTX 260

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Comments

4 Responses to “GeForce GTX 260 vs GeForce GTX 650”
randy says:

The GTX 260 is essentially the same as GTX 650, the advantage the GTX 650 has is Directx 11

SeriousJ says:

Looking at the gtx 650's power consumption, this has to be a very effective card for casual gaming deliviering 260's performance. (+directx 11.1)

PAul says:

lol 650 for lyfe!

Dark_Razar says:

Pros e cons of the two cards:

GTX 260:
- It is faster in general.
- A lot more Cheaper than the GTX 650 (You can save more than 60$).

GTX 650
- DirectX 11.
- Less Power Consuption.

It's not a real comparison, just because the GTX 260 is pretty old... But it's still a good graphic card.

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