GeForce GTX 1630 vs GeForce GTX 465

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce GTX 465, which features a clock speed of 607 MHz and a GDDR5 memory frequency of 802 MHz. It also uses a 256-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 40 nm design. It features 352 SPUs, 44 TAUs, and 32 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1630		75 Watts
GeForce GTX 465		200 Watts
	Difference: 125 Watts (167%)

Memory Bandwidth

Performance-wise, the GeForce GTX 465 should theoretically be a little bit better than the GeForce GTX 1630 overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 465		102592 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1630		98304 MB/sec
	Difference: 4288 (4%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1630 will be quite a bit (more or less 108%) more effective at AF than the GeForce GTX 465. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1630		55680 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 465		26708 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 28972 (108%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1630 should be quite a bit (more or less 43%) better at full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 465, and also able to handle higher resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1630		27840 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 465		19424 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 8416 (43%)

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 largest amount of information (counted in MB per second) that can be moved over the external memory interface within a second. It's calculated by multiplying the bus width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR type RAM, it should 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 anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that are processed in one second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the graphics card can possibly record to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the number of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called 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, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the max fill rate.