GeForce GT 340 vs Radeon RX 5500 XT

Intro

Compare those specifications to the Radeon RX 5500 XT, which features a clock frequency of 1717 MHz and a GDDR6 memory speed of 1750 MHz. It also makes use of a 128-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 7 nm design. It is comprised of 1408 SPUs, 88 TAUs, and 32 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GT 340		69 Watts
Radeon RX 5500 XT		130 Watts
	Difference: 61 Watts (88%)

Memory Bandwidth

As far as performance goes, the Radeon RX 5500 XT should theoretically be quite a bit better than the GeForce GT 340 in general. (explain)

Radeon RX 5500 XT		229376 MB/sec
GeForce GT 340		54400 MB/sec
	Difference: 174976 (322%)

Texel Rate

The Radeon RX 5500 XT should be much (approximately 759%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce GT 340. (explain)

Radeon RX 5500 XT		151096 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GT 340		17600 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 133496 (759%)

Pixel Rate

The Radeon RX 5500 XT will be a lot (more or less 1149%) more effective at anti-aliasing than the GeForce GT 340, and also should be capable of handling higher resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

Radeon RX 5500 XT		54944 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GT 340		4400 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 50544 (1149%)

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 moved past the external memory interface in a second. It is worked out by multiplying the bus width by its memory speed. If the card has DDR memory, the result should 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 AA, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the video card could possibly write to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the number of ROPs by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel rate also depends on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.