GeForce GT 130 vs GeForce GT 450 (OEM)

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GT 450 (OEM), which features GPU core speed of 790 MHz, and 1536 MB of GDDR5 RAM set to run at 1000 MHz through a 192-bit bus. It also is comprised of 144 SPUs, 24 TAUs, and 24 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GT 130		75 Watts
GeForce GT 450 (OEM)		106 Watts
	Difference: 31 Watts (41%)

Memory Bandwidth

Performance-wise, the GeForce GT 450 (OEM) should in theory be quite a bit superior to the GeForce GT 130 in general. (explain)

GeForce GT 450 (OEM)		96000 MB/sec
GeForce GT 130		12000 MB/sec
	Difference: 84000 (700%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GT 450 (OEM) should be much (more or less 58%) better at AF than the GeForce GT 130. (explain)

GeForce GT 450 (OEM)		18960 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GT 130		12000 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 6960 (58%)

Pixel Rate

If running with high levels of AA is important to you, then the GeForce GT 450 (OEM) is a better choice, by a large margin. (explain)

GeForce GT 450 (OEM)		18960 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GT 130		8000 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 10960 (137%)

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 maximum amount of data (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface in a second. It's worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels that the graphics chip could possibly record to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the number of Render Output Units by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel rate also depends on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the max fill rate.