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GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 vs GeForce GTX 460 (OEM)

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The GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 has core speeds of 576 MHz on the GPU, and 999 MHz on the 896 MB of GDDR3 memory. It features 216 SPUs along with 72 Texture Address Units and 28 ROPs.

Compare those specs to the GeForce GTX 460 (OEM), which has a GPU core clock speed of 650 MHz, and 1024 MB of GDDR5 RAM running at 850 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also is made up of 336 Stream Processors, 56 TAUs, and 32 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 460 (OEM) 150 Watts
GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 202 Watts
Difference: 52 Watts (35%)

Memory Bandwidth

As far as performance goes, the GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 should theoretically be a small bit superior to the GeForce GTX 460 (OEM) in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 111888 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 460 (OEM) 108800 MB/sec
Difference: 3088 (3%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 is a bit (about 14%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce GTX 460 (OEM). (explain)

GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 41472 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 460 (OEM) 36400 Mtexels/sec
Difference: 5072 (14%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 460 (OEM) is quite a bit (approximately 29%) faster with regards to FSAA than the GeForce GTX 260 Core 216, and also able to handle higher resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

GeForce GTX 460 (OEM) 20800 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 16128 Mpixels/sec
Difference: 4672 (29%)

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.

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Specifications

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Model GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 GeForce GTX 460 (OEM)
Manufacturer nVidia nVidia
Year September 16, 2008 October 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 36400 Mtexels/sec
Pixel Rate 16128 Mpixels/sec 20800 Mpixels/sec
Unified Shaders 216 336
Texture Mapping Units 72 56
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 megabytes per second) that can be transferred over the external memory interface in one second. The number is worked out by multiplying the bus width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR type memory, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the video card can possibly write to its local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the amount of Raster Operations Pipelines by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.

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GeForce GTX 260 Core 216

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GeForce GTX 460 (OEM)

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