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GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm vs GeForce GTX 960

Intro

The GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm comes with a clock speed of 576 MHz and a GDDR3 memory frequency of 999 MHz. It also features a 448-bit memory bus, and uses a 55 nm design. It is comprised of 216 SPUs, 72 TAUs, and 28 Raster Operation Units.

Compare those specs to the GeForce GTX 960, which features a core clock frequency of 1127 MHz and a GDDR5 memory frequency of 1750 MHz. It also uses a 128-bit bus, and uses a 28 nm design. It features 1024 SPUs, 64 Texture Address Units, and 32 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 960 120 Watts
GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm 171 Watts
Difference: 51 Watts (43%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the GeForce GTX 960 is 0% quicker than the GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm overall, because of its higher bandwidth. (explain)

GeForce GTX 960 112000 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm 111888 MB/sec
Difference: 112 (0%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 960 should be quite a bit (about 74%) more effective at AF than the GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm. (explain)

GeForce GTX 960 72128 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm 41472 Mtexels/sec
Difference: 30656 (74%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 960 should be a lot (about 124%) better at anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm, and capable of handling higher resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce GTX 960 36064 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm 16128 Mpixels/sec
Difference: 19936 (124%)

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

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Model GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm GeForce GTX 960
Manufacturer nVidia nVidia
Year December 22, 2008 January 2015
Code Name G200b GM206
Memory 896 MB 2048 MB
Core Speed 576 MHz 1127 MHz
Memory Speed 1998 MHz 7000 MHz
Power (Max TDP) 171 watts 120 watts
Bandwidth 111888 MB/sec 112000 MB/sec
Texel Rate 41472 Mtexels/sec 72128 Mtexels/sec
Pixel Rate 16128 Mpixels/sec 36064 Mpixels/sec
Unified Shaders 216 1024
Texture Mapping Units 72 64
Render Output Units 28 32
Bus Type GDDR3 GDDR5
Bus Width 448-bit 128-bit
Fab Process 55 nm 28 nm
Transistors 1400 million 2940 million
Bus PCIe x16 2.0 PCIe 3.0 x16
DirectX Version DirectX 10 DirectX 12.0
OpenGL Version OpenGL 3.1 OpenGL 4.5

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the maximum amount of information (counted in MB per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface in a second. It's worked out by multiplying the bus width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the card's 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 number of texture map elements (texels) that are processed per second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the card will be at handling 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 a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure 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 filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel output rate also depends on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.

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