GeForce GTX 1060 vs GeForce GTX 275

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 275, which features GPU core speed of 633 MHz, and 896 MB of GDDR3 RAM running at 1134 MHz through a 448-bit bus. It also is comprised of 240 Stream Processors, 80 Texture Address Units, and 28 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1060		120 Watts
GeForce GTX 275		219 Watts
	Difference: 99 Watts (83%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically, the GeForce GTX 1060 should be a lot faster than the GeForce GTX 275 in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		196608 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 275		127008 MB/sec
	Difference: 69600 (55%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 should be quite a bit (more or less 138%) more effective at texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 275. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		120480 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 275		50640 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 69840 (138%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 is much (about 308%) faster with regards to full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 275, and also will be able to handle higher resolutions better. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		72288 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 275		17724 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 54564 (308%)

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 megabytes per second) that can be moved over the external memory interface in one second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR memory, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the memory bandwidth, the faster 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 are processed in one second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the graphics 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 maximum amount of pixels that the graphics card can possibly record to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the number of colour ROPs by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as 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, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.