GeForce GTX 1060 vs GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm

Intro

Compare all of that to the GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm, which features a clock frequency of 576 MHz and a GDDR3 memory speed of 999 MHz. It also features a 448-bit bus, and uses a 55 nm design. It is comprised of 216 SPUs, 72 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 260 216SP 55 nm		171 Watts
	Difference: 51 Watts (43%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce GTX 1060, in theory, should perform much faster than the GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		196608 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm		111888 MB/sec
	Difference: 84720 (76%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 should be a lot (approximately 191%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		120480 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm		41472 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 79008 (191%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 is much (more or less 348%) better at anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm, and capable of handling higher screen resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		72288 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm		16128 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 56160 (348%)

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 transported past the external memory interface in a second. The number is calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR type memory, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the card's memory bandwidth, the better 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 number of texture map elements (texels) that are processed per second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied per second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the graphics card can possibly record to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel rate also depends on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.