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GeForce GTX 460 1GB vs GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Intro
The GeForce GTX 460 1GB comes with a GPU clock speed of 675 MHz, and the 1024 MB of GDDR5 memory is set to run at 900 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also is comprised of 336 SPUs, 56 Texture Address Units, and 32 Raster Operation Units.Compare all that to the GeForce GTX 550 Ti, which comes with core speeds of 900 MHz on the GPU, and 1026 MHz on the 1024 MB of GDDR5 RAM. It features 192 SPUs along with 32 Texture Address Units and 24 ROPs.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption (Max TDP)
| GeForce GTX 550 Ti |
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116 Watts |
| GeForce GTX 460 1GB |
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160 Watts |
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Memory Bandwidth
In theory, the GeForce GTX 460 1GB should be a small bit faster than the GeForce GTX 550 Ti overall. (explain)
| GeForce GTX 460 1GB |
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115200 MB/sec |
| GeForce GTX 550 Ti |
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98496 MB/sec |
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Texel Rate
The GeForce GTX 460 1GB will be much (approximately 31%) better at AF than the GeForce GTX 550 Ti. (explain)| GeForce GTX 460 1GB |
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37800 Mtexels/sec |
| GeForce GTX 550 Ti |
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28800 Mtexels/sec |
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Pixel Rate
Both cards have the exact same pixel fill rate, so theoretically they should be equally good at at AA, and be able to handle the same screen resolutions. (explain)
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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Specifications
| Model | GeForce GTX 460 1GB | GeForce GTX 550 Ti |
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| Manufacturer | nVidia | nVidia |
| Year | July 2010 | March 2011 |
| Code Name | GF104 | GF116 |
| Memory | 1024 MB | 1024 MB |
| Core Speed | 675 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 3600 MHz | 4104 MHz |
| Power (Max TDP) | 160 watts | 116 watts |
| Bandwidth | 115200 MB/sec | 98496 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 37800 Mtexels/sec | 28800 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 21600 Mpixels/sec | 21600 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 336 | 192 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 56 | 32 |
| Render Output Units | 32 | 24 |
| Bus Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Fab Process | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Transistors | 1950 million | 1170 million |
| Bus | PCIe x16 | PCIe 2.1 x16 |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 11 | DirectX 11 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 4.1 | OpenGL 4.1 |
Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the max amount of data (in units of megabytes per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface in a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory clock speed. If it uses DDR RAM, it 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 AA, HDR and high resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed per second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total texture units by the core speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the video card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied in a second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels that the graphics chip could possibly write to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the amount of ROPs by the the core 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 fill rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.
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