GeForce 8600 GT 256MB GDDR3 vs Geforce GTX 760

Intro

Compare all of that to the Geforce GTX 760, which makes use of a 28 nm design. nVidia has set the core frequency at 980 MHz. The GDDR5 memory runs at a frequency of 1502 MHz on this card. It features 1152 SPUs as well as 96 TAUs and 32 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 8600 GT 256MB GDDR3		47 Watts
Geforce GTX 760		170 Watts
	Difference: 123 Watts (262%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the Geforce GTX 760 is 758% faster than the GeForce 8600 GT 256MB GDDR3 in general, due to its higher data rate. (explain)

Geforce GTX 760		192256 MB/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 256MB GDDR3		22400 MB/sec
	Difference: 169856 (758%)

Texel Rate

The Geforce GTX 760 should be a lot (more or less 989%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the GeForce 8600 GT 256MB GDDR3. (explain)

Geforce GTX 760		94080 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 256MB GDDR3		8640 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 85440 (989%)

Pixel Rate

The Geforce GTX 760 should be much (approximately 626%) more effective at full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce 8600 GT 256MB GDDR3, and also capable of handling higher resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

Geforce GTX 760		31360 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 256MB GDDR3		4320 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 27040 (626%)

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: Memory bandwidth is the maximum amount of information (counted in MB per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface within a second. It is calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR memory, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the bandwidth is, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed per second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the graphics card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the graphics card can possibly record to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the number of colour ROPs by the the core speed of the card. 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 rate is also dependant on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.