GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3 vs Geforce GTX 1080 Ti

Intro

Compare those specifications to the Geforce GTX 1080 Ti, which has GPU core speed of 1480 MHz, and 11264 MB of GDDR5X RAM running at 1376 MHz through a 352-bit bus. It also is comprised of 3584 Stream Processors, 224 Texture Address Units, and 88 ROPs.

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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 will be quite a bit (approximately 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

The Geforce GTX 1080 Ti will be quite a bit (more or less 2915%) faster with regards to FSAA than the GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3, and will be capable of handling higher screen resolutions while still performing well. (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 max amount of information (measured in megabytes per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface in a second. The number is calculated by multiplying the bus width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR type RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels that the graphics card could possibly record to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the amount of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel rate is also dependant on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the max fill rate.