GeForce GTX 1060 vs GeForce GTX 460 SE

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce GTX 460 SE, which features a core clock frequency of 650 MHz and a GDDR5 memory speed of 850 MHz. It also makes use of a 256-bit bus, and makes use of a 40 nm design. It is made up of 288 SPUs, 48 TAUs, and 32 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1060		120 Watts
GeForce GTX 460 SE		150 Watts
	Difference: 30 Watts (25%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce GTX 1060, in theory, should perform quite a bit faster than the GeForce GTX 460 SE in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		196608 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 460 SE		108800 MB/sec
	Difference: 87808 (81%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 will be quite a bit (about 286%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 460 SE. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		120480 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 460 SE		31200 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 89280 (286%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 is quite a bit (more or less 248%) better at FSAA than the GeForce GTX 460 SE, and able to handle higher screen resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		72288 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 460 SE		20800 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 51488 (248%)

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 MB per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface in a second. It is calculated by multiplying the card's bus width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the video card could possibly write to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the amount of ROPs by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.