GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2 vs Nvidia Titan Xp

Intro

Compare those specs to the Nvidia Titan Xp, which features a clock speed of 1582 MHz and a GDDR5X memory speed of 1426 MHz. It also features a 384-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 16 nm design. It features 3840 SPUs, 240 TAUs, and 96 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2		47 Watts
Nvidia Titan Xp		250 Watts
	Difference: 203 Watts (432%)

Memory Bandwidth

The Nvidia Titan Xp, in theory, should be quite a bit faster than the GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2 in general. (explain)

Nvidia Titan Xp		560845 MB/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2		12800 MB/sec
	Difference: 548045 (4282%)

Texel Rate

The Nvidia Titan Xp will be a lot (more or less 4294%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2. (explain)

Nvidia Titan Xp		379680 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2		8640 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 371040 (4294%)

Pixel Rate

The Nvidia Titan Xp should be a lot (more or less 3416%) better at anti-aliasing than the GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2, and will be able to handle higher resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

Nvidia Titan Xp		151872 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2		4320 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 147552 (3416%)

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 largest amount of information (measured in megabytes per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface in one second. The number is calculated by multiplying the interface width by the speed of its memory. If it uses DDR type memory, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the memory bandwidth, the better 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 number of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed in one second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels that the graphics card can possibly record to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the number of ROPs 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 output rate also depends on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.