GeForce GTX 1060 3GB vs Radeon R9 M295X

Intro

Compare those specs to the Radeon R9 M295X, which features GPU clock speed of 750 MHz, and 4096 MB of GDDR5 memory running at 1375 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also is comprised of 2048 SPUs, 128 TAUs, and 32 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		120 Watts
Radeon R9 M295X		125 Watts
	Difference: 5 Watts (4%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce GTX 1060 3GB should theoretically be a bit faster than the Radeon R9 M295X overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		196608 MB/sec
Radeon R9 M295X		176000 MB/sec
	Difference: 20608 (12%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 3GB will be a bit (more or less 13%) better at anisotropic filtering than the Radeon R9 M295X. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		108432 Mtexels/sec
Radeon R9 M295X		96000 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 12432 (13%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 3GB will be much (about 201%) better at AA than the Radeon R9 M295X, and should be capable of handling higher resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		72288 Mpixels/sec
Radeon R9 M295X		24000 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 48288 (201%)

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.

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Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the max amount of information (measured in megabytes per second) that can be transported across the external memory interface within a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses 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, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that are applied per second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total texture units by the core speed of the chip. The higher 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 most pixels the graphics card can possibly write to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the amount of ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel fill rate also depends on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the max fill rate.