GeForce GTX 460 vs GeForce GTX 950M

Intro

Compare that to the GeForce GTX 950M, which features GPU core speed of 914 MHz, and 2048 MB of DDR3 memory set to run at 1000 MHz through a 128-bit bus. It also is made up of 640 SPUs, 40 TAUs, and 16 Raster Operation Units.

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Benchmarks

These are real-world performance benchmarks that were submitted by Hardware Compare users. The scores seen here are the average of all benchmarks submitted for each respective test and hardware.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score

GeForce GTX 950M		3330 points
GeForce GTX 460		2557 points
	Difference: 773 (30%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 950M		55 Watts
GeForce GTX 460		150 Watts
	Difference: 95 Watts (173%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 460 is 170% faster than the GeForce GTX 950M in general, because of its higher data rate. (explain)

GeForce GTX 460		86400 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 950M		32000 MB/sec
	Difference: 54400 (170%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 460 will be a little bit (about 3%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce GTX 950M. (explain)

GeForce GTX 460		37800 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 950M		36560 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 1240 (3%)

Pixel Rate

If running with high levels of AA is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 460 is a better choice, but it probably won't make a huge difference. (explain)

GeForce GTX 460		16200 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 950M		14624 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 1576 (11%)

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 megabytes per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface in one second. It is calculated by multiplying the interface width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR memory, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that can be processed in one second. This is calculated by multiplying the total texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the graphics card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the video card can possibly write to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to 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 ability to get to the max fill rate.