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GeForce GTX 1630 vs GeForce GTX 260 Core 216

Intro

The GeForce GTX 1630 features clock speeds of 1740 MHz on the GPU, and 1500 MHz on the 4096 MB of GDDR6 memory. It features 512 SPUs along with 32 TAUs and 16 ROPs.

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 260 Core 216, which features GPU core speed of 576 MHz, and 896 MB of GDDR3 memory set to run at 999 MHz through a 448-bit bus. It also is made up of 216 SPUs, 72 TAUs, and 28 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1630 75 Watts
GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 202 Watts
Difference: 127 Watts (169%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 is 14% faster than the GeForce GTX 1630 overall, due to its greater bandwidth. (explain)

GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 111888 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1630 98304 MB/sec
Difference: 13584 (14%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1630 should be much (about 34%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce GTX 260 Core 216. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1630 55680 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 41472 Mtexels/sec
Difference: 14208 (34%)

Pixel Rate

If running with high levels of AA is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 1630 is the winner, by a large margin. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1630 27840 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 16128 Mpixels/sec
Difference: 11712 (73%)

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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Specifications

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Model GeForce GTX 1630 GeForce GTX 260 Core 216
Manufacturer nVidia nVidia
Year June 2022 September 16, 2008
Code Name TU117 G200
Memory 4096 MB 896 MB
Core Speed 1740 MHz 576 MHz
Memory Speed 1500 GB/s 999 MHz
Power (Max TDP) 75 watts 202 watts
Bandwidth 98304 MB/sec 111888 MB/sec
Texel Rate 55680 Mtexels/sec 41472 Mtexels/sec
Pixel Rate 27840 Mpixels/sec 16128 Mpixels/sec
Unified Shaders 512 216
Texture Mapping Units 32 72
Render Output Units 16 28
Bus Type GDDR6 GDDR3
Bus Width 64-bit 448-bit
Fab Process 12 nm 65 nm
Transistors 4700 million 1400 million
Bus PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe x16 2.0
DirectX Version DirectX 12 DirectX 10
OpenGL Version OpenGL 4.6 OpenGL 3.1

Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the maximum amount of data (measured in MB per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface within a second. It's worked out by multiplying the bus width by the speed of its memory. If the card has DDR type memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and higher screen 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 texture units by the core speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the graphics card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels per second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the graphics card can possibly write to the local memory in a 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 - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.

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