GeForce GTX 470 vs GeForce GTX 965M

Intro

Compare that to the GeForce GTX 965M, which features a core clock frequency of 944 MHz and a GDDR5 memory frequency of 1000 MHz. It also features a 128-bit memory bus, and uses a 28 nm design. It is comprised of 1024 SPUs, 64 Texture Address Units, and 32 Raster Operation Units.

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Benchmarks

These are real-world performance benchmarks that were submitted by Hardware Compare users. The scores seen here are the average of all benchmarks submitted for each respective test and hardware.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score

GeForce GTX 965M		5650 points
GeForce GTX 470		2937 points
	Difference: 2713 (92%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 965M		60 Watts
GeForce GTX 470		215 Watts
	Difference: 155 Watts (258%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 470 should perform a lot faster than the GeForce GTX 965M overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 470		133920 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 965M		64000 MB/sec
	Difference: 69920 (109%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 965M is quite a bit (about 78%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 470. (explain)

GeForce GTX 965M		60416 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 470		33992 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 26424 (78%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 965M should be much (approximately 24%) better at AA than the GeForce GTX 470, and capable of handling higher screen resolutions better. (explain)

GeForce GTX 965M		30208 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 470		24280 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 5928 (24%)

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 (measured in megabytes per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface in one second. It is calculated by multiplying the interface width by the speed of its memory. If the card has DDR memory, it should 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, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the graphics card could possibly write to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the amount of ROPs by the the card's clock speed. 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 lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.