GeForce GTX 1060 3GB vs GeForce GTX 285 1GB

Intro

Compare all that to the GeForce GTX 285 1GB, which uses a 55 nm design. nVidia has set the core frequency at 648 MHz. The GDDR3 memory runs at a frequency of 1242 MHz on this model. It features 240 SPUs along with 80 Texture Address Units and 32 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		120 Watts
GeForce GTX 285 1GB		204 Watts
	Difference: 84 Watts (70%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce GTX 1060 3GB should in theory perform a lot faster than the GeForce GTX 285 1GB in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		196608 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 285 1GB		158976 MB/sec
	Difference: 37632 (24%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is a lot (approximately 109%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 285 1GB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		108432 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 285 1GB		51840 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 56592 (109%)

Pixel Rate

If using lots of anti-aliasing is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is superior to the GeForce GTX 285 1GB, by a large margin. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		72288 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 285 1GB		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: Memory bandwidth is the max amount of information (in units of MB per second) that can be transferred 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. In the case of DDR memory, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the bandwidth is, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels that the graphics card could 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 Render Output Units by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the max fill rate.