GeForce 8300 GS (OEM) vs GeForce GTX 460 SE

Intro

Compare all of that to the GeForce GTX 460 SE, which comes with a core clock speed of 650 MHz and a GDDR5 memory speed of 850 MHz. It also makes use of a 256-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 40 nm design. It features 288 SPUs, 48 TAUs, and 32 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 8300 GS (OEM)		40 Watts
GeForce GTX 460 SE		150 Watts
	Difference: 110 Watts (275%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce GTX 460 SE, in theory, should be a lot faster than the GeForce 8300 GS (OEM) overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 460 SE		108800 MB/sec
GeForce 8300 GS (OEM)		6400 MB/sec
	Difference: 102400 (1600%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 460 SE will be a lot (approximately 1633%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce 8300 GS (OEM). (explain)

GeForce GTX 460 SE		31200 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8300 GS (OEM)		1800 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 29400 (1633%)

Pixel Rate

If running with a high screen resolution is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 460 SE is superior to the GeForce 8300 GS (OEM), by far. (explain)

GeForce GTX 460 SE		20800 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8300 GS (OEM)		900 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 19900 (2211%)

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 maximum amount of data (measured in MB per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface in a second. It is calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR memory, it 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 anti-aliasing, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed in one second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the graphics card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed per 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. The figure is worked out by multiplying the number of Render Output Units 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 fill rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.