GeForce GTX 460 1GB vs Radeon R7 370 2G

Intro

Compare that to the Radeon R7 370 2G, which comes with GPU core speed of 975 MHz, and 2048 MB of GDDR5 memory running at 1400 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also is made up of 1024 SPUs, 64 TAUs, and 32 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

Radeon R7 370 2G		110 Watts
GeForce GTX 460 1GB		160 Watts
	Difference: 50 Watts (45%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically, the Radeon R7 370 2G should be a lot faster than the GeForce GTX 460 1GB in general. (explain)

Radeon R7 370 2G		179200 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 460 1GB		115200 MB/sec
	Difference: 64000 (56%)

Texel Rate

The Radeon R7 370 2G is quite a bit (more or less 65%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 460 1GB. (explain)

Radeon R7 370 2G		62400 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 460 1GB		37800 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 24600 (65%)

Pixel Rate

The Radeon R7 370 2G should be a lot (about 44%) faster with regards to full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 460 1GB, and will be able to handle higher resolutions more effectively. (explain)

Radeon R7 370 2G		31200 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 460 1GB		21600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 9600 (44%)

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 data (in units of MB per second) that can be transported across the external memory interface within a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR type RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses 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 amount of texture map elements (texels) that are processed per second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total texture units by the core speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the graphics 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 amount of pixels that the graphics card can possibly record to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the the core 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 output rate also depends on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.