GeForce 8300 GS (OEM) vs GeForce GTX 560 Ti

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 560 Ti, which features a core clock speed of 822 MHz and a GDDR5 memory speed of 1002 MHz. It also uses a 256-bit bus, and uses a 40 nm design. It features 384 SPUs, 64 TAUs, and 32 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 8300 GS (OEM)		40 Watts
GeForce GTX 560 Ti		170 Watts
	Difference: 130 Watts (325%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the GeForce GTX 560 Ti should perform a lot faster than the GeForce 8300 GS (OEM) overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 560 Ti		128256 MB/sec
GeForce 8300 GS (OEM)		6400 MB/sec
	Difference: 121856 (1904%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 560 Ti will be much (approximately 2823%) faster with regards to anisotropic filtering than the GeForce 8300 GS (OEM). (explain)

GeForce GTX 560 Ti		52608 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8300 GS (OEM)		1800 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 50808 (2823%)

Pixel Rate

If using a high resolution is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 560 Ti is superior to the GeForce 8300 GS (OEM), and very much so. (explain)

GeForce GTX 560 Ti		26304 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8300 GS (OEM)		900 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 25404 (2823%)

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 max amount of data (counted in MB per second) that can be transported across the external memory interface within a second. It's calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. If the card has DDR type memory, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the video card could possibly write to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the amount of Render Output Units by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel output rate also depends on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.