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GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 vs Radeon HD 4890 2GB
Intro
The GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 features core clock speeds of 576 MHz on the GPU, and 999 MHz on the 896 MB of GDDR3 memory. It features 216 SPUs as well as 72 Texture Address Units and 28 Rasterization Operator Units.Compare those specs to the Radeon HD 4890 2GB, which has core speeds of 1000 MHz on the GPU, and 975 MHz on the 2048 MB of GDDR5 RAM. It features 800(160x5) SPUs as well as 40 Texture Address Units and 16 ROPs.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption (Max TDP)
| Radeon HD 4890 2GB |
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190 Watts |
| GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 |
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202 Watts |
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Memory Bandwidth
Theoretically, the Radeon HD 4890 2GB should perform a small bit faster than the GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 overall. (explain)
| Radeon HD 4890 2GB |
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124800 MB/sec |
| GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 |
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111888 MB/sec |
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Texel Rate
The GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 will be a bit (more or less 4%) better at texture filtering than the Radeon HD 4890 2GB. (explain)| GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 |
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41472 Mtexels/sec |
| Radeon HD 4890 2GB |
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40000 Mtexels/sec |
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Pixel Rate
The GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 is just a bit (more or less 1%) faster with regards to anti-aliasing than the Radeon HD 4890 2GB, and should be capable of handling higher screen resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)| GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 |
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16128 Mpixels/sec |
| Radeon HD 4890 2GB |
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16000 Mpixels/sec |
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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
| Model | GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 | Radeon HD 4890 2GB |
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| Manufacturer | nVidia | AMD |
| Year | September 16, 2008 | Apr 2, 2009 |
| Code Name | G200 | RV790 XT |
| Memory | 896 MB | 2048 MB |
| Core Speed | 576 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 1998 MHz | 3900 MHz |
| Power (Max TDP) | 202 watts | 190 watts |
| Bandwidth | 111888 MB/sec | 124800 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 41472 Mtexels/sec | 40000 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 16128 Mpixels/sec | 16000 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 216 | 800(160x5) |
| Texture Mapping Units | 72 | 40 |
| Render Output Units | 28 | 16 |
| Bus Type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 448-bit | 256-bit |
| Fab Process | 65 nm | 55 nm |
| Transistors | 1400 million | 959 million |
| Bus | PCIe x16 2.0 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 10 | DirectX 10.1 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 3.1 | OpenGL 3.0 |
Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the max amount of data (in units of MB per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface in a second. It's worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR type RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the bandwidth is, the faster 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 texture map elements (texels) that can be applied per second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the video card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in one second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the video card could possibly record to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the number of ROPs by the the core 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 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 ability to reach the max fill rate.
GeForce GTX 260 Core 216Amazon.com
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Please note that the price comparisons are based on search keywords - sometimes it might show cards with very similar names that are not exactly the same as the one chosen in the comparison. We do try to filter out the wrong results as best we can, though.
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Comments
One Response to “GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 vs Radeon HD 4890 2GB”[...] PC My PC Specs CPU: Intel Q6600 Go Series @ 3.6ghz Cooler: Cooler Master N520 Motherboard: Asus BadA$$ Overclocker P5k-VM Memory: 4GB 1066 Dominator Rams GPU: Nvidia 260 ECS Black Edition SuperClocked HDD: 1x2 WD HD 250GB 16mb Cache Chassis: CM690 Modded with 5x120MM Fans PSU: SilverStone Zeus 650 Watts Soundcard: SB live 24bit Modded X-fi Xtreme Audio OS: Windows Vista Sp2 / Windows 7 Ulimate My Achievements Total Achievements: 2 I dont agree to u guys. coz i have had the 260GTX 216SP superclocked version for a very long time. and trust me its blazing fast and dont forget the heating issues of 4870 and 4890 and no phyx... soo check this benchmark aswell.....before u jump to any conclusions.. GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 vs Radeon HD 4890 2GB – Performance Comparison Benchmarks @ Hardware ... [...]