GeForce GTX 295 vs GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB, which has GPU core speed of 928 MHz, and 2048 MB of GDDR5 memory running at 1350 MHz through a 128-bit bus. It also features 768 SPUs, 64 TAUs, and 16 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB		110 Watts
GeForce GTX 295		289 Watts
	Difference: 179 Watts (163%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically, the GeForce GTX 295 should be a lot faster than the GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 295		223776 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB		86400 MB/sec
	Difference: 137376 (159%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 295 will be quite a bit (approximately 55%) better at AF than the GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 295		92160 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB		59392 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 32768 (55%)

Pixel Rate

If running with a high screen resolution is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 295 is the winner, by far. (explain)

GeForce GTX 295		32256 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB		14848 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 17408 (117%)

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.

One or more cards in this comparison are multi-core. This means that their bandwidth, texel and pixel rates are theoretically doubled - this does not mean the card will actually perform twice as fast, but only that it should in theory be able to. Actual game benchmarks will give a more accurate idea of what it's capable of.

Price Comparison

Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the max amount of data (counted in megabytes per second) that can be moved over the external memory interface within a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR type memory, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that are processed per second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the video card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied per second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels that the graphics card can possibly record to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the amount of Render Output Units by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka 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, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.