GeForce GTX 1060 vs GeForce GTX 285 1GB

Intro

Compare that to the GeForce GTX 285 1GB, which features core clock speeds of 648 MHz on the GPU, and 1242 MHz on the 1024 MB of GDDR3 RAM. It features 240 SPUs as well as 80 TAUs and 32 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1060		120 Watts
GeForce GTX 285 1GB		204 Watts
	Difference: 84 Watts (70%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 1060 is 24% quicker than the GeForce GTX 285 1GB in general, due to its higher data rate. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		196608 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 285 1GB		158976 MB/sec
	Difference: 37632 (24%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 is much (about 132%) faster with regards to anisotropic filtering than the GeForce GTX 285 1GB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		120480 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 285 1GB		51840 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 68640 (132%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 will be a lot (about 249%) better at full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 285 1GB, and should be able to handle higher screen resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		72288 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 285 1GB		20736 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 51552 (249%)

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 maximum amount of data (counted in MB per second) that can be moved across the external memory interface in a second. It is calculated by multiplying the interface width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR type memory, 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 anti-aliasing, HDR and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels that the graphics chip could possibly record to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate 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 output rate is also dependant on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.