GeForce GTS 250 1GB vs Radeon R7 370 2G

Intro

Compare that to the Radeon R7 370 2G, which features GPU core speed of 975 MHz, and 2048 MB of GDDR5 RAM set to run 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 GTS 250 1GB		145 Watts
	Difference: 35 Watts (32%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the Radeon R7 370 2G should be 155% faster than the GeForce GTS 250 1GB in general, because of its higher data rate. (explain)

Radeon R7 370 2G		179200 MB/sec
GeForce GTS 250 1GB		70400 MB/sec
	Difference: 108800 (155%)

Texel Rate

The Radeon R7 370 2G is much (approximately 32%) more effective at AF than the GeForce GTS 250 1GB. (explain)

Radeon R7 370 2G		62400 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTS 250 1GB		47232 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 15168 (32%)

Pixel Rate

The Radeon R7 370 2G is a lot (approximately 164%) faster with regards to AA than the GeForce GTS 250 1GB, and also will be able to handle higher resolutions more effectively. (explain)

Radeon R7 370 2G		31200 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTS 250 1GB		11808 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 19392 (164%)

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 max amount of information (measured in MB per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface within a second. The number is calculated by multiplying the interface width by the speed of its memory. If it uses DDR type RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that can be applied per second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, 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 can possibly write to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the amount of 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 is also dependant on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the max fill rate.