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GeForce GTS 250 1GB vs GeForce GTX 460
IntroThe GeForce GTS 250 1GB features a GPU clock speed of 738 MHz, and the 1024 MB of GDDR3 memory runs at 1100 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also features 128 Stream Processors, 64 TAUs, and 16 ROPs.Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 460, which features GPU core speed of 675 MHz, and 768 MB of GDDR5 RAM set to run at 900 MHz through a 192-bit bus. It also is comprised of 336 SPUs, 56 TAUs, and 24 ROPs.
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Power Usage and Theoretical BenchmarksPower Consumption (Max TDP)
Memory BandwidthPerformance-wise, the GeForce GTX 460 should theoretically be much superior to the GeForce GTS 250 1GB in general. (explain)
Texel RateThe GeForce GTS 250 1GB should be much (about 25%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce GTX 460. (explain)
Pixel RateIf using lots of anti-aliasing is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 460 is superior to the GeForce GTS 250 1GB, and very much so. (explain)
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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Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the maximum amount of data (measured in MB per second) that can be moved past the external memory interface in one second. The number is worked out by multiplying the bus width by the speed of its memory. If it uses DDR RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the memory bandwidth, the better 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 amount of texture map elements (texels) that can be applied per second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total 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 texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in a second. Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the graphics card can 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 ROPs by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the max fill rate.
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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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One Response to “GeForce GTS 250 1GB vs GeForce GTX 460”[...] between the GTS 250 and the GTX 460. The GTX 460 obviously comes out on top but by how far? GeForce GTS 250 1GB vs GeForce GTX 460 – Performance Comparison Benchmarks @ Hardware Compare I would also look into the GTX 560 1GB 256bit model, it's about twice as fast as the GTX 460 and [...]