GeForce GTS 250 512MB vs GeForce GTX 1060

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 1060, which features core speeds of 1506 MHz on the GPU, and 2000 MHz on the 6144 MB of GDDR5 RAM. It features 1280 SPUs as well as 80 TAUs and 48 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1060		120 Watts
GeForce GTS 250 512MB		145 Watts
	Difference: 25 Watts (21%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce GTX 1060, in theory, should be a lot faster than the GeForce GTS 250 512MB overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		196608 MB/sec
GeForce GTS 250 512MB		70400 MB/sec
	Difference: 126208 (179%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 should be much (about 155%) more effective at AF than the GeForce GTS 250 512MB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		120480 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTS 250 512MB		47232 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 73248 (155%)

Pixel Rate

If using lots of anti-aliasing is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 1060 is a better choice, and very much so. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		72288 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTS 250 512MB		11808 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 60480 (512%)

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 information (measured in megabytes per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface within a second. It's calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. If the card has DDR type RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses 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 higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed in one second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total 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 texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the video card could possibly write to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel output rate also depends on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.