GeForce GTX 460 2GB vs Geforce GTX 760

Intro

Compare those specifications to the Geforce GTX 760, which features GPU core speed of 980 MHz, and 2048 MB of GDDR5 memory running at 1502 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also features 1152 SPUs, 96 Texture Address Units, and 32 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 460 2GB		160 Watts
Geforce GTX 760		170 Watts
	Difference: 10 Watts (6%)

Memory Bandwidth

The Geforce GTX 760, in theory, should be much faster than the GeForce GTX 460 2GB overall. (explain)

Geforce GTX 760		192256 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 460 2GB		115200 MB/sec
	Difference: 77056 (67%)

Texel Rate

The Geforce GTX 760 is much (approximately 149%) better at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce GTX 460 2GB. (explain)

Geforce GTX 760		94080 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 460 2GB		37800 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 56280 (149%)

Pixel Rate

If running with a high resolution is important to you, then the Geforce GTX 760 is superior to the GeForce GTX 460 2GB, by far. (explain)

Geforce GTX 760		31360 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 460 2GB		21600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 9760 (45%)

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 (measured in MB per second) that can be moved over the external memory interface within a second. It's worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. If the card has DDR memory, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that can be applied per second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the video 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 the graphics card could possibly record to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the max fill rate.