GeForce GTX 295 vs GeForce GTX 960

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce GTX 960, which has core speeds of 1127 MHz on the GPU, and 1750 MHz on the 2048 MB of GDDR5 RAM. It features 1024 SPUs as well as 64 TAUs and 32 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 960		120 Watts
GeForce GTX 295		289 Watts
	Difference: 169 Watts (141%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically, the GeForce GTX 295 should be much faster than the GeForce GTX 960 overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 295		223776 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 960		112000 MB/sec
	Difference: 111776 (100%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 295 is much (approximately 28%) more effective at AF than the GeForce GTX 960. (explain)

GeForce GTX 295		92160 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 960		72128 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 20032 (28%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 960 is just a bit (more or less 12%) more effective at anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 295, and will be able to handle higher resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce GTX 960		36064 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 295		32256 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 3808 (12%)

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.

One or more cards in this comparison are multi-core. This means that their bandwidth, texel and pixel rates are theoretically doubled - this does not mean the card will actually perform twice as fast, but only that it should in theory be able to. Actual game benchmarks will give a more accurate idea of what it's capable of.

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Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the largest amount of information (measured in MB per second) that can be transferred over the external memory interface within a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR type RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the card's memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that are processed per second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the video 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 most pixels that the graphics card can possibly record to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the number of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.