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GeForce GTX 295 vs GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Intro
The GeForce GTX 295 features a core clock frequency of 576 MHz and a GDDR3 memory frequency of 999 MHz. It also uses a 448-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 55 nm design. It features 240 SPUs, 80 Texture Address Units, and 28 Raster Operation Units.Compare that to the GeForce GTX 560 Ti, which uses a 40 nm design. nVidia has clocked the core frequency at 822 MHz. The GDDR5 memory runs at a frequency of 1002 MHz on this specific model. It features 384 SPUs along with 64 TAUs and 32 Rasterization Operator Units.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption (Max TDP)
| GeForce GTX 560 Ti |
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170 Watts |
| GeForce GTX 295 |
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289 Watts |
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Memory Bandwidth
Theoretically speaking, the GeForce GTX 295 should be much faster than the GeForce GTX 560 Ti in general. (explain)
| GeForce GTX 295 |
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223776 MB/sec |
| GeForce GTX 560 Ti |
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128256 MB/sec |
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Texel Rate
The GeForce GTX 295 will be quite a bit (about 75%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 560 Ti. (explain)| GeForce GTX 295 |
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92160 Mtexels/sec |
| GeForce GTX 560 Ti |
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52608 Mtexels/sec |
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Pixel Rate
If running with lots of anti-aliasing is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 295 is superior to the GeForce GTX 560 Ti, by a large margin. (explain)| GeForce GTX 295 |
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32256 Mpixels/sec |
| GeForce GTX 560 Ti |
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26304 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.
One or more cards in this comparison are multi-core. This means that their bandwidth, texel and pixel rates are theoretically doubled - this does not mean the card will actually perform twice as fast, but only that it should in theory be able to. Actual game benchmarks will give a more accurate idea of what it's capable of.
Price Comparison
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Specifications
| Model | GeForce GTX 295 | GeForce GTX 560 Ti |
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| Manufacturer | nVidia | nVidia |
| Year | January 8, 2009 | January 2011 |
| Code Name | G200b | GF114 |
| Memory | 896 MB (x2) | 1024 MB |
| Core Speed | 576 MHz (x2) | 822 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 1998 MHz (x2) | 4008 MHz |
| Power (Max TDP) | 289 watts | 170 watts |
| Bandwidth | 223776 MB/sec | 128256 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 92160 Mtexels/sec | 52608 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 32256 Mpixels/sec | 26304 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 240 (x2) | 384 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 80 (x2) | 64 |
| Render Output Units | 28 (x2) | 32 |
| Bus Type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 448-bit (x2) | 256-bit |
| Fab Process | 55 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 largest amount of data (in units of megabytes per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface in a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR memory, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the card's memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and higher screen resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that are processed in one second. This is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the graphics 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 amount of pixels the video card could possibly write to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the number of Render Output Units by the the core speed of the card. 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 lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.
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