GeForce GTX 460 2GB vs Radeon HD 4350

Intro

Compare all of that to the Radeon HD 4350, which features core speeds of 575 MHz on the GPU, and 500 MHz on the 512 MB of DDR2 RAM. It features 80(16x5) SPUs along with 8 TAUs and 4 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

Radeon HD 4350		22 Watts
GeForce GTX 460 2GB		160 Watts
	Difference: 138 Watts (627%)

Memory Bandwidth

Performance-wise, the GeForce GTX 460 2GB should in theory be quite a bit superior to the Radeon HD 4350 overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 460 2GB		115200 MB/sec
Radeon HD 4350		8000 MB/sec
	Difference: 107200 (1340%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 460 2GB is much (more or less 722%) faster with regards to AF than the Radeon HD 4350. (explain)

GeForce GTX 460 2GB		37800 Mtexels/sec
Radeon HD 4350		4600 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 33200 (722%)

Pixel Rate

If running with a high screen resolution is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 460 2GB is a better choice, and very much so. (explain)

GeForce GTX 460 2GB		21600 Mpixels/sec
Radeon HD 4350		2300 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 19300 (839%)

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 data (measured in MB per second) that can be moved past the external memory interface in a second. It's calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by the speed of its memory. If it uses DDR type RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the better 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 processed in one second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied per second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels that the graphics card can possibly record to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the amount of Render Output Units by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel output rate also depends on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.