GeForce GTX 1060 3GB vs Radeon R7 250X

Intro

Compare those specifications to the Radeon R7 250X, which comes with GPU core speed of 1000 MHz, and 1024 MB of GDDR5 RAM set to run at 1125 MHz through a 128-bit bus. It also features 640 Stream Processors, 40 TAUs, and 16 Raster Operation Units.

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Benchmarks

These are real-world performance benchmarks that were submitted by Hardware Compare users. The scores seen here are the average of all benchmarks submitted for each respective test and hardware.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		12185 points
Radeon R7 250X		2860 points
	Difference: 9325 (326%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

Radeon R7 250X		95 Watts
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		120 Watts
	Difference: 25 Watts (26%)

Memory Bandwidth

Performance-wise, the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB should in theory be quite a bit superior to the Radeon R7 250X in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		196608 MB/sec
Radeon R7 250X		72000 MB/sec
	Difference: 124608 (173%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 3GB will be a lot (about 171%) better at texture filtering than the Radeon R7 250X. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		108432 Mtexels/sec
Radeon R7 250X		40000 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 68432 (171%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is a lot (approximately 352%) better at AA than the Radeon R7 250X, and will be capable of handling higher screen resolutions without slowing down too much. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		72288 Mpixels/sec
Radeon R7 250X		16000 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 56288 (352%)

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.

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Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the largest amount of information (in units of MB per second) that can be moved over the external memory interface within a second. It is worked out by multiplying the bus width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR type memory, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that are applied in one second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total texture units by the core speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the graphics card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels that the graphics chip can possibly record to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the number of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel rate is also dependant on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.