GeForce GT 210 vs Radeon RX 460 2GB

Intro

Compare those specifications to the Radeon RX 460 2GB, which features GPU core speed of 1090 MHz, and 2048 MB of GDDR5 memory running at 1750 MHz through a 128-bit bus. It also is made up of 896 SPUs, 56 TAUs, and 16 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GT 210		31 Watts
Radeon RX 460 2GB		75 Watts
	Difference: 44 Watts (142%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the Radeon RX 460 2GB should be 775% faster than the GeForce GT 210 overall, due to its higher data rate. (explain)

Radeon RX 460 2GB		112000 MB/sec
GeForce GT 210		12800 MB/sec
	Difference: 99200 (775%)

Texel Rate

The Radeon RX 460 2GB should be quite a bit (approximately 1195%) more effective at texture filtering than the GeForce GT 210. (explain)

Radeon RX 460 2GB		61040 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GT 210		4712 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 56328 (1195%)

Pixel Rate

If running with high levels of AA is important to you, then the Radeon RX 460 2GB is a better choice, and very much so. (explain)

Radeon RX 460 2GB		17440 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GT 210		2356 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 15084 (640%)

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 data (measured in MB per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface in a second. It is worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR type memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the card's 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 amount of texture map elements (texels) that are processed in one second. This is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the graphics card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels that the graphics chip could possibly write to its local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the number of Render Output Units by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka 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 bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.