GeForce GTX 460 2GB vs Geforce GTX 760

Intro

Compare all that to the Geforce GTX 760, which has GPU core speed of 980 MHz, and 2048 MB of GDDR5 memory running at 1502 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also features 1152 Stream Processors, 96 Texture Address Units, and 32 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 460 2GB		160 Watts
Geforce GTX 760		170 Watts
	Difference: 10 Watts (6%)

Memory Bandwidth

Performance-wise, the Geforce GTX 760 should theoretically be a lot superior to the GeForce GTX 460 2GB overall. (explain)

Geforce GTX 760		192256 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 460 2GB		115200 MB/sec
	Difference: 77056 (67%)

Texel Rate

The Geforce GTX 760 is much (more or less 149%) better at AF than the GeForce GTX 460 2GB. (explain)

Geforce GTX 760		94080 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 460 2GB		37800 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 56280 (149%)

Pixel Rate

If using a high screen resolution is important to you, then the Geforce GTX 760 is a better choice, by far. (explain)

Geforce GTX 760		31360 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 460 2GB		21600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 9760 (45%)

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: Bandwidth is the maximum amount of information (measured in MB per second) that can be moved past the external memory interface within a second. It's calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR memory, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. 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 in one second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the graphics card can possibly write to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the number of Render Output Units by the the card's clock speed. 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 of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.