GeForce GT 315 vs GeForce GTX 1060

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 1060, which makes use of a 16 nm design. nVidia has set the core speed at 1506 MHz. The GDDR5 RAM is set to run at a frequency of 2000 MHz on this particular model. It features 1280 SPUs along with 80 TAUs and 48 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GT 315		52 Watts
GeForce GTX 1060		120 Watts
	Difference: 68 Watts (131%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 1060 should be quite a bit faster than the GeForce GT 315 in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		196608 MB/sec
GeForce GT 315		25280 MB/sec
	Difference: 171328 (678%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 will be a lot (about 1105%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce GT 315. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		120480 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GT 315		10000 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 110480 (1105%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 should be much (approximately 1346%) more effective at AA than the GeForce GT 315, and should be able to handle higher screen resolutions more effectively. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		72288 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GT 315		5000 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 67288 (1346%)

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 max amount of information (measured in MB per second) that can be transported across the external memory interface within a second. It's worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by the speed of its memory. If the card has DDR type RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that are applied in one second. This is calculated by multiplying the total texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the card will be at handling 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 its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the number of ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the max fill rate.