GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm vs Radeon R7 370 4G

Intro

Compare those specifications to the Radeon R7 370 4G, which uses a 28 nm design. AMD has clocked the core frequency at 975 MHz. The GDDR5 RAM runs at a frequency of 1400 MHz on this card. 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)

Radeon R7 370 4G		110 Watts
GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm		171 Watts
	Difference: 61 Watts (55%)

Memory Bandwidth

The Radeon R7 370 4G should theoretically be quite a bit faster than the GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm in general. (explain)

Radeon R7 370 4G		179200 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm		111888 MB/sec
	Difference: 67312 (60%)

Texel Rate

The Radeon R7 370 4G should be quite a bit (approximately 50%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm. (explain)

Radeon R7 370 4G		62400 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm		41472 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 20928 (50%)

Pixel Rate

The Radeon R7 370 4G is quite a bit (more or less 93%) more effective at full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm, and should be capable of handling higher screen resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

Radeon R7 370 4G		31200 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm		16128 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 15072 (93%)

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 maximum amount of data (measured in MB per second) that can be transported across the external memory interface within a second. It is calculated by multiplying the interface width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR memory, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the 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 texture map elements (texels) that can be processed per second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the graphics card could possibly write to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the number of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.