GeForce GTX 285 2GB vs GeForce GTX 650

Intro

Compare all of that to the GeForce GTX 650, which has GPU core speed of 1058 MHz, and 1024 MB of GDDR5 RAM set to run at 1250 MHz through a 128-bit bus. It also is comprised of 384 SPUs, 32 Texture Address Units, and 16 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 650		64 Watts
GeForce GTX 285 2GB		204 Watts
	Difference: 140 Watts (219%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce GTX 285 2GB should theoretically be quite a bit faster than the GeForce GTX 650 in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 285 2GB		158976 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 650		80000 MB/sec
	Difference: 78976 (99%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 285 2GB will be much (approximately 53%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce GTX 650. (explain)

GeForce GTX 285 2GB		51840 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 650		33856 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 17984 (53%)

Pixel Rate

If running with high levels of AA is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 285 2GB is a better choice, and very much so. (explain)

GeForce GTX 285 2GB		20736 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 650		16928 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 3808 (22%)

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 largest amount of information (measured in MB per second) that can be moved over the external memory interface in one second. It's calculated by multiplying the bus width by the speed of its memory. If it uses DDR RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that can be processed per second. This is calculated by multiplying the total texture units by the core speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the video card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the graphics card could possibly record to the local memory in a 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 - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel output rate also depends on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.