GeForce GTX 460 2GB vs Geforce GTX 760

Intro

Compare those specs to the Geforce GTX 760, which comes with GPU core speed of 980 MHz, and 2048 MB of GDDR5 memory set to run 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

Theoretically, the Geforce GTX 760 should be a lot faster than the GeForce GTX 460 2GB in general. (explain)

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

Texel Rate

The Geforce GTX 760 should be quite a bit (approximately 149%) better at anisotropic filtering 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

The Geforce GTX 760 will be much (more or less 45%) more effective at FSAA than the GeForce GTX 460 2GB, and will be able to handle higher screen resolutions without slowing down too much. (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 max amount of information (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface in one second. It is worked out by multiplying the bus width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR type RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed in one second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the video card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels 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. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the number of Render Output Units by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel rate is also dependant on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.