GeForce GTX 1650 vs GeForce GTX 280

Intro

Compare all of that to the GeForce GTX 280, which features GPU core speed of 602 MHz, and 1024 MB of GDDR3 RAM set to run at 1107 MHz through a 512-bit bus. It also is made up of 240 Stream Processors, 80 Texture Address Units, and 32 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1650		75 Watts
GeForce GTX 280		236 Watts
	Difference: 161 Watts (215%)

Memory Bandwidth

As far as performance goes, the GeForce GTX 280 should theoretically be a small bit better than the GeForce GTX 1650 overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 280		141696 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1650		131072 MB/sec
	Difference: 10624 (8%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1650 will be quite a bit (approximately 73%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 280. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1650		83160 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 280		48160 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 35000 (73%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1650 will be quite a bit (about 147%) faster with regards to FSAA than the GeForce GTX 280, and also will be capable of handling higher screen resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1650		47520 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 280		19264 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 28256 (147%)

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 max amount of data (counted in MB per second) that can be moved across the external memory interface in one second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that are processed per second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the video 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 amount of pixels that the graphics chip can possibly write to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the amount of ROPs by the the core speed of the card. 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 also depends on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.