GeForce GTX 1060 vs GeForce GTX 285 2GB

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 285 2GB, which comes with a clock speed of 648 MHz and a GDDR3 memory frequency of 1242 MHz. It also features a 512-bit bus, and uses a 55 nm design. It is comprised of 240 SPUs, 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 2GB		204 Watts
	Difference: 84 Watts (70%)

Memory Bandwidth

Performance-wise, the GeForce GTX 1060 should in theory be quite a bit superior to the GeForce GTX 285 2GB in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		196608 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 285 2GB		158976 MB/sec
	Difference: 37632 (24%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 will be a lot (approximately 132%) more effective at AF than the GeForce GTX 285 2GB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		120480 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 285 2GB		51840 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 68640 (132%)

Pixel Rate

If using high levels of AA is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 1060 is the winner, and very much so. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		72288 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 285 2GB		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: Bandwidth is the largest amount of data (in units of MB per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface in a second. It's calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by the speed of its memory. If it uses DDR RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed per second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total number 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 a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the video card can possibly write to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the number of ROPs by the the core 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 lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.