GeForce GTX 285 1GB vs Geforce GTX 760

Intro

Compare all that to the Geforce GTX 760, which has 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 TAUs, and 32 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

Geforce GTX 760		170 Watts
GeForce GTX 285 1GB		204 Watts
	Difference: 34 Watts (20%)

Memory Bandwidth

The Geforce GTX 760 should in theory be quite a bit faster than the GeForce GTX 285 1GB in general. (explain)

Geforce GTX 760		192256 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 285 1GB		158976 MB/sec
	Difference: 33280 (21%)

Texel Rate

The Geforce GTX 760 should be quite a bit (approximately 81%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 285 1GB. (explain)

Geforce GTX 760		94080 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 285 1GB		51840 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 42240 (81%)

Pixel Rate

If running with lots of anti-aliasing is important to you, then the Geforce GTX 760 is the winner, by far. (explain)

Geforce GTX 760		31360 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 285 1GB		20736 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 10624 (51%)

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 (counted in MB per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface within a second. It is worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory clock speed. If it uses DDR type memory, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that are applied in one second. This is calculated by multiplying the total texture units of the card by the core clock 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 processed 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 number is calculated by multiplying the number of colour ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel output 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 max fill rate.