GeForce GT 340 1GB vs Radeon RX 5600 XT

Intro

Compare all that to the Radeon RX 5600 XT, which uses a 7 nm design. AMD has clocked the core speed at 1375 MHz. The GDDR6 memory works at a speed of 1500 MHz on this particular model. It features 2304 SPUs along with 144 TAUs and 64 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GT 340 1GB		69 Watts
Radeon RX 5600 XT		160 Watts
	Difference: 91 Watts (132%)

Memory Bandwidth

As far as performance goes, the Radeon RX 5600 XT should in theory be quite a bit better than the GeForce GT 340 1GB overall. (explain)

Radeon RX 5600 XT		344064 MB/sec
GeForce GT 340 1GB		54400 MB/sec
	Difference: 289664 (532%)

Texel Rate

The Radeon RX 5600 XT will be a lot (about 1025%) more effective at AF than the GeForce GT 340 1GB. (explain)

Radeon RX 5600 XT		198000 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GT 340 1GB		17600 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 180400 (1025%)

Pixel Rate

The Radeon RX 5600 XT will be a lot (about 1900%) faster with regards to anti-aliasing than the GeForce GT 340 1GB, and also will be able to handle higher screen resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

Radeon RX 5600 XT		88000 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GT 340 1GB		4400 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 83600 (1900%)

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 (in units of MB per second) that can be moved across the external memory interface in one second. It is worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR type RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the bandwidth is, 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 can be applied in one second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, 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 number of pixels the graphics card can possibly write to its local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the amount of Render Output Units by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.