GeForce 930M vs GeForce GTX 465

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce GTX 465, which has a clock frequency of 607 MHz and a GDDR5 memory frequency of 802 MHz. It also makes use of a 256-bit memory bus, and uses a 40 nm design. It features 352 SPUs, 44 TAUs, and 32 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 465 is 612% quicker than the GeForce 930M overall, due to its higher data rate. (explain)

GeForce GTX 465		102592 MB/sec
GeForce 930M		14400 MB/sec
	Difference: 88192 (612%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 465 will be just a bit (about 20%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce 930M. (explain)

GeForce GTX 465		26708 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 930M		22272 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 4436 (20%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 465 will be quite a bit (approximately 162%) better at AA than the GeForce 930M, and also will be able to handle higher resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce GTX 465		19424 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 930M		7424 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 12000 (162%)

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 data (measured in MB per second) that can be moved past the external memory interface in a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the graphics card could possibly record to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the number of colour ROPs by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel rate also depends on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the max fill rate.