GeForce GTX 1630 vs GeForce GTX 260 Core 216

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce GTX 260 Core 216, which has core speeds of 576 MHz on the GPU, and 999 MHz on the 896 MB of GDDR3 memory. It features 216 SPUs as well as 72 Texture Address Units and 28 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1630		75 Watts
GeForce GTX 260 Core 216		202 Watts
	Difference: 127 Watts (169%)

Memory Bandwidth

Performance-wise, the GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 should theoretically be a little bit superior to the GeForce GTX 1630 overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 260 Core 216		111888 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1630		98304 MB/sec
	Difference: 13584 (14%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1630 is a lot (about 34%) more effective at texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 260 Core 216. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1630		55680 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 260 Core 216		41472 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 14208 (34%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1630 should be a lot (approximately 73%) faster with regards to FSAA than the GeForce GTX 260 Core 216, and also should be able to handle higher screen resolutions more effectively. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1630		27840 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 260 Core 216		16128 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 11712 (73%)

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 data (in units of megabytes per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface within a second. It is calculated by multiplying the bus width by its memory clock speed. If it uses DDR type memory, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the memory bandwidth, 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 amount of texture map elements (texels) that are applied per second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the card will be at handling 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 card could possibly write to its 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 core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel rate also depends on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.