GeForce GT 230 vs Radeon R7 370 4G

Intro

Compare those specifications to the Radeon R7 370 4G, which has GPU core speed of 975 MHz, and 4096 MB of GDDR5 RAM set to run at 1400 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also is comprised of 1024 SPUs, 64 TAUs, and 32 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GT 230		65 Watts
Radeon R7 370 4G		110 Watts
	Difference: 45 Watts (69%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the Radeon R7 370 4G is 367% quicker than the GeForce GT 230 overall, because of its greater bandwidth. (explain)

Radeon R7 370 4G		179200 MB/sec
GeForce GT 230		38400 MB/sec
	Difference: 140800 (367%)

Texel Rate

The Radeon R7 370 4G should be quite a bit (more or less 609%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce GT 230. (explain)

Radeon R7 370 4G		62400 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GT 230		8800 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 53600 (609%)

Pixel Rate

The Radeon R7 370 4G is quite a bit (about 609%) more effective at FSAA than the GeForce GT 230, and will be capable of handling higher resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

Radeon R7 370 4G		31200 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GT 230		4400 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 26800 (609%)

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 largest amount of information (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface in a second. It is worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR RAM, it must 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 higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed in one second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total amount 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 handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the video card can possibly record to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the number 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 output rate is also dependant on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the max fill rate.