GeForce GTX 1650 vs GeForce GTX 260

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce GTX 260, which features a GPU core clock speed of 576 MHz, and 896 MB of GDDR3 memory set to run at 999 MHz through a 448-bit bus. It also is made up of 192 Stream Processors, 64 TAUs, and 28 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1650		75 Watts
GeForce GTX 260		182 Watts
	Difference: 107 Watts (143%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce GTX 1650 should theoretically be a little bit faster than the GeForce GTX 260 in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1650		131072 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 260		111888 MB/sec
	Difference: 19184 (17%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1650 will be a lot (approximately 126%) better at AF than the GeForce GTX 260. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1650		83160 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 260		36864 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 46296 (126%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1650 will be quite a bit (about 195%) more effective at FSAA than the GeForce GTX 260, and also should be capable of handling higher screen resolutions more effectively. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1650		47520 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 260		16128 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 31392 (195%)

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 megabytes per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface in one second. It is calculated by multiplying the interface width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better 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 texture map elements (texels) that are processed per second. This is calculated by multiplying the total amount of 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 processed per second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the graphics card could possibly write to its local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the number of Raster Operations Pipelines by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel output rate also depends on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.