GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3 vs Geforce GTX 1080 Ti

Intro

Compare those specifications to the Geforce GTX 1080 Ti, which comes with a core clock speed of 1480 MHz and a GDDR5X memory speed of 1376 MHz. It also uses a 352-bit memory bus, and uses a 16 nm design. It features 3584 SPUs, 224 Texture Address Units, and 88 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3		47 Watts
Geforce GTX 1080 Ti		250 Watts
	Difference: 203 Watts (432%)

Memory Bandwidth

As far as performance goes, the Geforce GTX 1080 Ti should theoretically be quite a bit better than the GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3 overall. (explain)

Geforce GTX 1080 Ti		495616 MB/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3		22400 MB/sec
	Difference: 473216 (2113%)

Texel Rate

The Geforce GTX 1080 Ti is a lot (more or less 3737%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3. (explain)

Geforce GTX 1080 Ti		331520 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3		8640 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 322880 (3737%)

Pixel Rate

If using a high screen resolution is important to you, then the Geforce GTX 1080 Ti is a better choice, by far. (explain)

Geforce GTX 1080 Ti		130240 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3		4320 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 125920 (2915%)

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 data (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transferred over the external memory interface within a second. It's worked out by multiplying the interface width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR memory, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that are applied per second. This is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the graphics 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 amount of pixels the video card could possibly record to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure 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 outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the max fill rate.