GeForce GTX 470 vs GeForce GTX 560

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 560, which comes with GPU core speed of 810 MHz, and 1024 MB of GDDR5 memory running at 1001 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also is comprised of 336 Stream Processors, 56 Texture Address Units, and 32 Raster Operation Units.

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Benchmarks

These are real-world performance benchmarks that were submitted by Hardware Compare users. The scores seen here are the average of all benchmarks submitted for each respective test and hardware.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score

GeForce GTX 560		3030 points
GeForce GTX 470		2937 points
	Difference: 93 (3%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 560		150 Watts
GeForce GTX 470		215 Watts
	Difference: 65 Watts (43%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the GeForce GTX 470 should perform a bit faster than the GeForce GTX 560 in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 470		133920 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 560		128128 MB/sec
	Difference: 5792 (5%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 560 will be a lot (about 33%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 470. (explain)

GeForce GTX 560		45360 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 470		33992 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 11368 (33%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 560 will be a bit (more or less 7%) faster with regards to anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 470, and will be able to handle higher screen resolutions more effectively. (explain)

GeForce GTX 560		25920 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 470		24280 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 1640 (7%)

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: Bandwidth is the maximum amount of data (in units of MB per second) that can be transported across the external memory interface within a second. The number is calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR type RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that are applied per second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total number of texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the video card can possibly record to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the amount of Raster Operations Pipelines by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel rate also depends on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.