GeForce GTX 1050 vs GeForce GTX 460 SE

Intro

Compare all that to the GeForce GTX 460 SE, which comes with GPU core speed of 650 MHz, and 1024 MB of GDDR5 memory running at 850 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also is comprised of 288 SPUs, 48 TAUs, and 32 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1050		75 Watts
GeForce GTX 460 SE		150 Watts
	Difference: 75 Watts (100%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce GTX 1050, in theory, should perform a little bit faster than the GeForce GTX 460 SE overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		114688 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 460 SE		108800 MB/sec
	Difference: 5888 (5%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 will be a lot (more or less 74%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce GTX 460 SE. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		54160 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 460 SE		31200 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 22960 (74%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 will be quite a bit (more or less 108%) better at anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 460 SE, and also will be capable of handling higher screen resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		43328 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 460 SE		20800 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 22528 (108%)

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

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that are processed in one second. This figure 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 card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels per second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels that the graphics card could possibly write to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel output rate also depends on many 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.