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GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 vs GeForce GTX 460 SE
Intro
The GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 comes with a core clock frequency of 576 MHz and a GDDR3 memory speed of 999 MHz. It also uses a 448-bit bus, and makes use of a 65 nm design. It is comprised of 216 SPUs, 72 TAUs, and 28 ROPs.Compare all of that to the GeForce GTX 460 SE, which has a clock speed of 650 MHz and a GDDR5 memory speed of 850 MHz. It also uses a 256-bit bus, and uses a 40 nm design. It is made up of 288 SPUs, 48 TAUs, and 32 Raster Operation Units.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption (Max TDP)
| GeForce GTX 460 SE |
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150 Watts |
| GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 |
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202 Watts |
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Memory Bandwidth
Theoretically speaking, the GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 should perform a bit faster than the GeForce GTX 460 SE in general. (explain)
| GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 |
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111888 MB/sec |
| GeForce GTX 460 SE |
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108800 MB/sec |
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Texel Rate
The GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 should be much (approximately 33%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 460 SE. (explain)| GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 |
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41472 Mtexels/sec |
| GeForce GTX 460 SE |
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31200 Mtexels/sec |
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Pixel Rate
The GeForce GTX 460 SE is much (approximately 29%) faster with regards to anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 260 Core 216, and also should be able to handle higher screen resolutions without slowing down too much. (explain)| GeForce GTX 460 SE |
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20800 Mpixels/sec |
| GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 |
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16128 Mpixels/sec |
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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
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Please note that the price comparisons are based on search keywords - sometimes it might show cards with very similar names that are not exactly the same as the one chosen in the comparison. We do try to filter out the wrong results as best we can, though.
Specifications
| Model | GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 | GeForce GTX 460 SE |
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| Manufacturer | nVidia | nVidia |
| Year | September 16, 2008 | November 2010 |
| Code Name | G200 | GF104 |
| Memory | 896 MB | 1024 MB |
| Core Speed | 576 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 1998 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| Power (Max TDP) | 202 watts | 150 watts |
| Bandwidth | 111888 MB/sec | 108800 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 41472 Mtexels/sec | 31200 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 16128 Mpixels/sec | 20800 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 216 | 288 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 72 | 48 |
| Render Output Units | 28 | 32 |
| Bus Type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 448-bit | 256-bit |
| Fab Process | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Transistors | 1400 million | 1950 million |
| Bus | PCIe x16 2.0 | PCIe x16 |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 10 | DirectX 11 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 3.1 | OpenGL 4.1 |
Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the max amount of information (counted in MB per second) that can be moved over the external memory interface in one second. It is worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by the speed of its memory. If it uses DDR type memory, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher 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 number of texture map elements (texels) that are applied per second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the graphics 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 amount of pixels the video card can possibly record to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the number of ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel rate also depends on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the max fill rate.
GeForce GTX 260 Core 216Amazon.com
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GeForce GTX 460 SEAmazon.com
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Please note that the price comparisons are based on search keywords - sometimes it might show cards with very similar names that are not exactly the same as the one chosen in the comparison. We do try to filter out the wrong results as best we can, though.
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