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GeForce GTX 285 1GB vs GeForce GTX 570

Intro

The GeForce GTX 285 1GB has a GPU clock speed of 648 MHz, and the 1024 MB of GDDR3 memory is set to run at 1242 MHz through a 512-bit bus. It also is made up of 240 SPUs, 80 Texture Address Units, and 32 ROPs.

Compare all that to the GeForce GTX 570, which makes use of a 40 nm design. nVidia has clocked the core speed at 732 MHz. The GDDR5 memory works at a speed of 950 MHz on this model. It features 480 SPUs as well as 60 Texture Address Units and 40 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 285 1GB 204 Watts
GeForce GTX 570 219 Watts
Difference: 15 Watts (7%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 285 1GB should perform a little bit faster than the GeForce GTX 570 overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 285 1GB 158976 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 570 152000 MB/sec
Difference: 6976 (5%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 285 1GB should be a bit (approximately 18%) more effective at texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 570. (explain)

GeForce GTX 285 1GB 51840 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 570 43920 Mtexels/sec
Difference: 7920 (18%)

Pixel Rate

If using a high screen resolution is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 570 is a better choice, and very much so. (explain)

GeForce GTX 570 29280 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 285 1GB 20736 Mpixels/sec
Difference: 8544 (41%)

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 285 1GB GeForce GTX 570
Manufacturer nVidia nVidia
Year January 15, 2009 December 2010
Code Name G200b GF110
Memory 1024 MB 1280 MB
Core Speed 648 MHz 732 MHz
Memory Speed 2484 MHz 3800 MHz
Power (Max TDP) 204 watts 219 watts
Bandwidth 158976 MB/sec 152000 MB/sec
Texel Rate 51840 Mtexels/sec 43920 Mtexels/sec
Pixel Rate 20736 Mpixels/sec 29280 Mpixels/sec
Unified Shaders 240 480
Texture Mapping Units 80 60
Render Output Units 32 40
Bus Type GDDR3 GDDR5
Bus Width 512-bit 320-bit
Fab Process 55 nm 40 nm
Transistors 1400 million 3000 million
Bus PCIe x16 2.0 PCIe x16
DirectX Version DirectX 10 DirectX 11
OpenGL Version OpenGL 3.1 OpenGL 4.1

Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the max amount of information (in units of megabytes per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface within a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR memory, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the memory bandwidth, the better 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 can be processed in one second. This is calculated by multiplying the total number of 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 applied per second.

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

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