GeForce GTX 285 1GB vs GeForce GTX 960M

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 960M, which uses a 28 nm design. nVidia has clocked the core frequency at 1096 MHz. The GDDR5 memory runs at a speed of 1000 MHz on this card. It features 640 SPUs as well as 40 TAUs and 16 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 960M		65 Watts
GeForce GTX 285 1GB		204 Watts
	Difference: 139 Watts (214%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce GTX 285 1GB should theoretically perform much faster than the GeForce GTX 960M in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 285 1GB		158976 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 960M		64000 MB/sec
	Difference: 94976 (148%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 285 1GB is a bit (approximately 18%) better at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce GTX 960M. (explain)

GeForce GTX 285 1GB		51840 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 960M		43840 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 8000 (18%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 285 1GB should be a bit (approximately 18%) faster with regards to FSAA than the GeForce GTX 960M, and capable of handling higher resolutions better. (explain)

GeForce GTX 285 1GB		20736 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 960M		17536 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 3200 (18%)

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: Bandwidth is the maximum amount of information (counted in megabytes per second) that can be moved across the external memory interface in one second. It's worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR memory, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that can be applied in one second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the graphics 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 number of pixels that the graphics card could possibly write to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure 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 fill rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the max fill rate.