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GeForce GTX 260 vs GeForce GTX 460 (OEM)
Intro
The GeForce GTX 260 comes with a clock speed of 576 MHz and a GDDR3 memory speed of 999 MHz. It also features a 448-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 65 nm design. It features 192 SPUs, 64 Texture Address Units, and 28 Raster Operation Units.Compare all that to the GeForce GTX 460 (OEM), which has GPU core speed of 650 MHz, and 1024 MB of GDDR5 RAM set to run at 850 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also is comprised of 336 Stream Processors, 56 TAUs, and 32 Raster Operation Units.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption (Max TDP)
| GeForce GTX 460 (OEM) |
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150 Watts |
| GeForce GTX 260 |
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182 Watts |
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Memory Bandwidth
Theoretically speaking, the GeForce GTX 260 should be a bit faster than the GeForce GTX 460 (OEM) overall. (explain)
| GeForce GTX 260 |
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111888 MB/sec |
| GeForce GTX 460 (OEM) |
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108800 MB/sec |
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Texel Rate
The GeForce GTX 260 should be just a bit (approximately 1%) more effective at texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 460 (OEM). (explain)| GeForce GTX 260 |
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36864 Mtexels/sec |
| GeForce GTX 460 (OEM) |
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36400 Mtexels/sec |
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Pixel Rate
The GeForce GTX 460 (OEM) is much (more or less 29%) faster with regards to full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 260, and should be able to handle higher resolutions better. (explain)| GeForce GTX 460 (OEM) |
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20800 Mpixels/sec |
| GeForce GTX 260 |
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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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GeForce GTX 460 (OEM)Amazon.com
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Specifications
| Model | GeForce GTX 260 | GeForce GTX 460 (OEM) |
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| Manufacturer | nVidia | nVidia |
| Year | June 16, 2008 | October 2010 |
| Code Name | G200 | GF104 |
| Fab Process | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Bus | PCIe x16 2.0 | PCIe x16 |
| Memory | 896 MB | 1024 MB |
| Core Speed | 576 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Shader Speed | 1242 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 999 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Unified Shaders | 192 | 336 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 64 | 56 |
| Render Output Units | 28 | 32 |
| Bus Type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 448-bit | 256-bit |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 10 | DirectX 11 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 3.1 | OpenGL 4.1 |
| Power (Max TDP) | 182 watts | 150 watts |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| Bandwidth | 111888 MB/sec | 108800 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 36864 Mtexels/sec | 36400 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 16128 Mpixels/sec | 20800 Mpixels/sec |
Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the maximum amount of data (counted in MB per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface within a second. It is calculated by multiplying the interface width by the speed of its memory. If the card has DDR memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the better 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 in one 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 video 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 chip can possibly record to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the number of colour ROPs by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel fill rate also depends on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the max fill rate.
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