GeForce GT 1030 vs GeForce GTX 660 Ti

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 660 Ti, which comes with GPU clock speed of 915 MHz, and 2048 MB of GDDR5 RAM set to run at 1500 MHz through a 192-bit bus. It also features 1344 Stream Processors, 112 TAUs, and 24 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GT 1030		30 Watts
GeForce GTX 660 Ti		150 Watts
	Difference: 120 Watts (400%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically, the GeForce GTX 660 Ti should be a lot faster than the GeForce GT 1030 in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 660 Ti		144000 MB/sec
GeForce GT 1030		49152 MB/sec
	Difference: 94848 (193%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 660 Ti is much (approximately 153%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the GeForce GT 1030. (explain)

GeForce GTX 660 Ti		102480 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GT 1030		40480 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 62000 (153%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 660 Ti should be a bit (approximately 8%) faster with regards to AA than the GeForce GT 1030, and will be capable of handling higher screen resolutions without slowing down too much. (explain)

GeForce GTX 660 Ti		21960 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GT 1030		20240 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 1720 (8%)

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

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels that the graphics chip could possibly record to its local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the amount of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel output rate also depends on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the max fill rate.