Compare any two graphics cards:
GeForce GT 340 1GB vs GeForce GTS 450
IntroThe GeForce GT 340 1GB features a GPU clock speed of 550 MHz, and the 1024 MB of GDDR5 memory is set to run at 850 MHz through a 128-bit bus. It also features 96 SPUs, 32 Texture Address Units, and 8 ROPs.Compare all that to the GeForce GTS 450, which makes use of a 40 nm design. nVidia has set the core speed at 783 MHz. The GDDR5 RAM runs at a speed of 902 MHz on this particular model. It features 192 SPUs along with 32 TAUs and 16 Rasterization Operator Units.
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Memory BandwidthThe GeForce GTS 450 should in theory perform just a bit faster than the GeForce GT 340 1GB overall. (explain)
Texel RateThe GeForce GTS 450 should be a lot (approximately 42%) better at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce GT 340 1GB. (explain)
Pixel RateThe GeForce GTS 450 will be much (approximately 185%) better at anti-aliasing than the GeForce GT 340 1GB, and capable of handling higher screen resolutions without slowing down too much. (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: Memory bandwidth is the maximum amount of data (counted in MB per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface in a second. It is worked out by multiplying the bus width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR memory, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions. Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that are applied per second. This is worked out by multiplying the total texture units by the core speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the video card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed per second. Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels that the graphics chip could possibly write to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the amount of Render Output Units by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum 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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