GeForce GTX 1060 3GB vs Radeon R7 M260X

Intro

Compare those specs to the Radeon R7 M260X, which features a core clock frequency of 825 MHz and a GDDR5 memory frequency of 1000 MHz. It also features a 128-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 28 nm design. It is comprised of 384 SPUs, 24 TAUs, and 8 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 207% faster than the Radeon R7 M260X overall, because of its higher data rate. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		196608 MB/sec
Radeon R7 M260X		64000 MB/sec
	Difference: 132608 (207%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is quite a bit (more or less 448%) better at texture filtering than the Radeon R7 M260X. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		108432 Mtexels/sec
Radeon R7 M260X		19800 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 88632 (448%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 3GB should be a lot (about 995%) more effective at anti-aliasing than the Radeon R7 M260X, and will be capable of handling higher screen resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		72288 Mpixels/sec
Radeon R7 M260X		6600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 65688 (995%)

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 (in units of megabytes per second) that can be moved past the external memory interface in a second. It's calculated by multiplying the interface width by the speed of its memory. If the card has DDR memory, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher 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 per second. This number 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 per second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the graphics 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 amount of ROPs by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.