GeForce GTX 1050 3GB vs GeForce GTX 460 SE

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 460 SE, which features core speeds of 650 MHz on the GPU, and 850 MHz on the 1024 MB of GDDR5 RAM. It features 288 SPUs along with 48 TAUs and 32 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		75 Watts
GeForce GTX 460 SE		150 Watts
	Difference: 75 Watts (100%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically, the GeForce GTX 460 SE should perform quite a bit faster than the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 460 SE		108800 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		86016 MB/sec
	Difference: 22784 (26%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB will be quite a bit (about 114%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 460 SE. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		66816 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 460 SE		31200 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 35616 (114%)

Pixel Rate

If using lots of anti-aliasing is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB is superior to the GeForce GTX 460 SE, and very much so. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		33408 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 460 SE		20800 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 12608 (61%)

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 max amount of information (measured in megabytes 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 the card has DDR memory, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the video card can possibly record to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the amount of ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.