GeForce GTX 1060 vs GeForce GTX 460 2GB

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce GTX 460 2GB, which makes use of a 40 nm design. nVidia has clocked the core frequency at 675 MHz. The GDDR5 RAM runs at a frequency of 900 MHz on this particular model. It features 336 SPUs as well as 56 TAUs and 32 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1060		120 Watts
GeForce GTX 460 2GB		160 Watts
	Difference: 40 Watts (33%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the GeForce GTX 1060 should perform quite a bit faster than the GeForce GTX 460 2GB in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		196608 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 460 2GB		115200 MB/sec
	Difference: 81408 (71%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 is quite a bit (approximately 219%) faster with regards to anisotropic filtering than the GeForce GTX 460 2GB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		120480 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 460 2GB		37800 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 82680 (219%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 should be quite a bit (approximately 235%) faster with regards to anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 460 2GB, and also able to handle higher resolutions more effectively. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		72288 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 460 2GB		21600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 50688 (235%)

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

Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the max amount of data (counted in MB per second) that can be moved over the external memory interface within a second. It's worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory clock speed. If it uses DDR type RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher 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 number of texture map elements (texels) that are processed in one second. This is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The higher this number, 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 amount of pixels the video card could possibly record to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the amount of ROPs 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 also depends on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.