GeForce GTX 1650 vs GeForce GTX 260

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce GTX 260, which features a core clock frequency of 576 MHz and a GDDR3 memory frequency of 999 MHz. It also features a 448-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 65 nm design. It features 192 SPUs, 64 TAUs, and 28 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1650		75 Watts
GeForce GTX 260		182 Watts
	Difference: 107 Watts (143%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 1650 should be 17% quicker than the GeForce GTX 260 in general, because of its higher bandwidth. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1650		131072 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 260		111888 MB/sec
	Difference: 19184 (17%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1650 will be a lot (approximately 126%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce GTX 260. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1650		83160 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 260		36864 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 46296 (126%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1650 will be quite a bit (approximately 195%) faster with regards to FSAA than the GeForce GTX 260, and will be capable of handling higher screen resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1650		47520 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 260		16128 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 31392 (195%)

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 information (measured in MB per second) that can be moved past the external memory interface in a second. It is worked out by multiplying the bus width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses 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 is calculated by multiplying the total texture units by the core speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the video card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels per second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the video card could possibly record to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the number of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.