GeForce GTX 480 vs Geforce GTX 760

Intro

Compare that to the Geforce GTX 760, which has GPU core speed of 980 MHz, and 2048 MB of GDDR5 RAM running at 1502 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also is comprised of 1152 Stream Processors, 96 TAUs, 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 760		5923 points
GeForce GTX 480		3650 points
	Difference: 2273 (62%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

Geforce GTX 760		170 Watts
GeForce GTX 480		250 Watts
	Difference: 80 Watts (47%)

Memory Bandwidth

The Geforce GTX 760, in theory, should perform just a bit faster than the GeForce GTX 480 overall. (explain)

Geforce GTX 760		192256 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 480		177408 MB/sec
	Difference: 14848 (8%)

Texel Rate

The Geforce GTX 760 is a lot (approximately 124%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 480. (explain)

Geforce GTX 760		94080 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 480		42000 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 52080 (124%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 480 will be a small bit (more or less 7%) faster with regards to anti-aliasing than the Geforce GTX 760, and should be able to handle higher screen resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce GTX 480		33600 Mpixels/sec
Geforce GTX 760		31360 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 2240 (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.

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Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the max amount of data (measured in megabytes per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface within a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR memory, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster 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 texture map elements (texels) that can be applied per second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total texture units by the core speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the graphics 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 most pixels that the graphics chip can possibly record to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the amount of Render Output Units by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel 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.