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GeForce GTX 460 2GB vs GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Intro
The GeForce GTX 460 2GB uses a 40 nm design. nVidia has set the core frequency at 675 MHz. The GDDR5 RAM is set to run at a frequency of 900 MHz on this model. It features 336 SPUs as well as 56 TAUs and 32 ROPs.Compare all of that to the GeForce GTX 560 Ti, which has core speeds of 822 MHz on the GPU, and 1002 MHz on the 1024 MB of GDDR5 RAM. It features 384 SPUs as well as 64 Texture Address Units and 32 ROPs.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption (Max TDP)
| GeForce GTX 460 2GB |
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160 Watts |
| GeForce GTX 560 Ti |
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170 Watts |
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Memory Bandwidth
As far as performance goes, the GeForce GTX 560 Ti should theoretically be a small bit superior to the GeForce GTX 460 2GB in general. (explain)
| GeForce GTX 560 Ti |
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128256 MB/sec |
| GeForce GTX 460 2GB |
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115200 MB/sec |
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Texel Rate
The GeForce GTX 560 Ti should be much (approximately 39%) more effective at AF than the GeForce GTX 460 2GB. (explain)| GeForce GTX 560 Ti |
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52608 Mtexels/sec |
| GeForce GTX 460 2GB |
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37800 Mtexels/sec |
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Pixel Rate
If running with high levels of AA is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 560 Ti is the winner, by far. (explain)| GeForce GTX 560 Ti |
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26304 Mpixels/sec |
| GeForce GTX 460 2GB |
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21600 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 460 2GB | GeForce GTX 560 Ti |
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| Manufacturer | nVidia | nVidia |
| Year | July 2010 | January 2011 |
| Code Name | GF104 | GF114 |
| Memory | 2048 MB | 1024 MB |
| Core Speed | 675 MHz | 822 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 3600 MHz | 4008 MHz |
| Power (Max TDP) | 160 watts | 170 watts |
| Bandwidth | 115200 MB/sec | 128256 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 37800 Mtexels/sec | 52608 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 21600 Mpixels/sec | 26304 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 336 | 384 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 56 | 64 |
| Render Output Units | 32 | 32 |
| Bus Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Fab Process | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Transistors | 1950 million | 1950 million |
| Bus | PCIe x16 | PCIe x16 |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 11 | DirectX 11 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 4.1 | OpenGL 4.1 |
Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the maximum amount of information (measured in MB per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface in a second. It is calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the bandwidth is, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and high resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that are applied in one second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the video card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in one second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the video card can possibly write to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the amount of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the max fill rate.
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