GeForce 810M vs GeForce GTX 260 Core 216

Intro

Compare that to the GeForce GTX 260 Core 216, which features a clock frequency of 576 MHz and a GDDR3 memory speed of 999 MHz. It also features a 448-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 65 nm design. It features 216 SPUs, 72 TAUs, and 28 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 810M		15 Watts
GeForce GTX 260 Core 216		202 Watts
	Difference: 187 Watts (1247%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 is 677% faster than the GeForce 810M in general, due to its greater bandwidth. (explain)

GeForce GTX 260 Core 216		111888 MB/sec
GeForce 810M		14400 MB/sec
	Difference: 97488 (677%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 will be much (more or less 602%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce 810M. (explain)

GeForce GTX 260 Core 216		41472 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 810M		5904 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 35568 (602%)

Pixel Rate

If running with a high resolution is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 is a better choice, by a large margin. (explain)

GeForce GTX 260 Core 216		16128 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 810M		2952 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 13176 (446%)

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 largest amount of data (measured in MB per second) that can be moved across the external memory interface in one second. It's worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR memory, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that are applied per second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units of the card by the core clock 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 processed in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the video card can possibly record to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the amount of ROPs by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the max fill rate.