GeForce GT 450 (OEM) vs GeForce GTX 1060 3GB

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, which makes use of a 16 nm design. nVidia has set the core frequency at 1506 MHz. The GDDR5 memory runs at a speed of 2000 MHz on this particular model. It features 1152 SPUs as well as 72 TAUs and 48 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GT 450 (OEM)		106 Watts
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		120 Watts
	Difference: 14 Watts (13%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB should be 105% faster than the GeForce GT 450 (OEM) in general, due to its higher data rate. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		196608 MB/sec
GeForce GT 450 (OEM)		96000 MB/sec
	Difference: 100608 (105%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 3GB will be quite a bit (approximately 472%) better at AF than the GeForce GT 450 (OEM). (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		108432 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GT 450 (OEM)		18960 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 89472 (472%)

Pixel Rate

If running with high levels of AA is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is the winner, and very much so. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		72288 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GT 450 (OEM)		18960 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 53328 (281%)

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 (counted in MB per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface in one second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by the speed of its memory. If it uses DDR type memory, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most 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 Raster Operations Pipelines by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel rate is also dependant on many 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.