Compare any two graphics cards:
GeForce GTX 460 2GB vs GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
IntroThe GeForce GTX 460 2GB comes with a GPU clock speed of 675 MHz, and the 2048 MB of GDDR5 RAM is set to run at 900 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also features 336 SPUs, 56 TAUs, and 32 Raster Operation Units.Compare those specs to the GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, which features GPU clock speed of 1260 MHz, and 12288 MB of GDDR6X RAM running at 1188 MHz through a 384-bit bus. It also features 8960 Stream Processors, 280 Texture Address Units, and 112 Raster Operation Units.
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Power Usage and Theoretical BenchmarksPower Consumption (Max TDP)
Memory BandwidthThe GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, in theory, should be a lot faster than the GeForce GTX 460 2GB in general. (explain)
Texel RateThe GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB will be quite a bit (approximately 833%) more effective at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce GTX 460 2GB. (explain)
Pixel RateIf using lots of anti-aliasing is important to you, then the GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB is superior to the GeForce GTX 460 2GB, by far. (explain)
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
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Please note that the price comparisons are based on search keywords - sometimes it might show cards with very similar names that are not exactly the same as the one chosen in the comparison. We do try to filter out the wrong results as best we can, though. Specifications
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Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the largest amount of information (measured in megabytes per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface within a second. It's worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If 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 higher screen resolutions. Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that are applied per second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the video card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in one second. Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the graphics card can possibly write to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the amount of ROPs by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the max fill rate.
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Please note that the price comparisons are based on search keywords - sometimes it might show cards with very similar names that are not exactly the same as the one chosen in the comparison. We do try to filter out the wrong results as best we can, though.
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