GeForce GTX 460 1GB vs Radeon HD 4350

Intro

Compare those specifications to the Radeon HD 4350, which features GPU core speed of 575 MHz, and 512 MB of DDR2 memory running at 500 MHz through a 64-bit bus. It also features 80(16x5) SPUs, 8 TAUs, and 4 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

Radeon HD 4350		22 Watts
GeForce GTX 460 1GB		160 Watts
	Difference: 138 Watts (627%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the GeForce GTX 460 1GB should be much faster than the Radeon HD 4350 overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 460 1GB		115200 MB/sec
Radeon HD 4350		8000 MB/sec
	Difference: 107200 (1340%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 460 1GB will be much (more or less 722%) better at texture filtering than the Radeon HD 4350. (explain)

GeForce GTX 460 1GB		37800 Mtexels/sec
Radeon HD 4350		4600 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 33200 (722%)

Pixel Rate

If using a high screen resolution is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 460 1GB is superior to the Radeon HD 4350, and very much so. (explain)

GeForce GTX 460 1GB		21600 Mpixels/sec
Radeon HD 4350		2300 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 19300 (839%)

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 largest amount of data (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface in a second. It's calculated by multiplying the bus width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR type RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the memory bandwidth, the faster 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 number of texture map elements (texels) that are processed in one second. This is worked out by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the graphics card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels that the graphics card could possibly record to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the number of ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the max fill rate.