GeForce GTX 1630 vs GeForce GTX 295

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 295, which has 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 240 Stream Processors, 80 TAUs, and 28 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1630		75 Watts
GeForce GTX 295		289 Watts
	Difference: 214 Watts (285%)

Memory Bandwidth

Performance-wise, the GeForce GTX 295 should theoretically be a lot better than the GeForce GTX 1630 in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 295		223776 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1630		98304 MB/sec
	Difference: 125472 (128%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 295 should be a lot (more or less 66%) more effective at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce GTX 1630. (explain)

GeForce GTX 295		92160 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 1630		55680 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 36480 (66%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 295 should be a bit (about 16%) more effective at FSAA than the GeForce GTX 1630, and also able to handle higher screen resolutions more effectively. (explain)

GeForce GTX 295		32256 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 1630		27840 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 4416 (16%)

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.

One or more cards in this comparison are multi-core. This means that their bandwidth, texel and pixel rates are theoretically doubled - this does not mean the card will actually perform twice as fast, but only that it should in theory be able to. Actual game benchmarks will give a more accurate idea of what it's capable of.

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Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the largest amount of information (measured in MB per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface in one second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. If the card has DDR RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed per second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total number of texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the graphics card will be at handling 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 could possibly write to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the amount of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.