GeForce GT 430 1GB vs GeForce GTX 1060

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 1060, which has a GPU core clock speed of 1506 MHz, and 6144 MB of GDDR5 RAM set to run at 2000 MHz through a 192-bit bus. It also is made up of 1280 SPUs, 80 TAUs, and 48 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GT 430 1GB		60 Watts
GeForce GTX 1060		120 Watts
	Difference: 60 Watts (100%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce GTX 1060 should theoretically perform much faster than the GeForce GT 430 1GB overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		196608 MB/sec
GeForce GT 430 1GB		28800 MB/sec
	Difference: 167808 (583%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 should be quite a bit (approximately 976%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce GT 430 1GB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		120480 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GT 430 1GB		11200 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 109280 (976%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 will be a lot (about 2482%) more effective at AA than the GeForce GT 430 1GB, and capable of handling higher screen resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		72288 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GT 430 1GB		2800 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 69488 (2482%)

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 max amount of information (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface within a second. It's worked out by multiplying the bus width by its memory clock speed. If it uses DDR RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the card's memory bandwidth, the faster 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 processed in one second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the video 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 graphics card could possibly record to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the amount of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the max fill rate.