GeForce 8800 GTX vs GeForce GT 1030

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GT 1030, which comes with GPU clock speed of 1265 MHz, and 2048 MB of GDDR5 memory running at 1502 MHz through a 64-bit bus. It also is made up of 384 SPUs, 32 TAUs, and 16 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GT 1030		30 Watts
GeForce 8800 GTX		155 Watts
	Difference: 125 Watts (417%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce 8800 GTX is 76% faster than the GeForce GT 1030 overall, because of its greater data rate. (explain)

GeForce 8800 GTX		86400 MB/sec
GeForce GT 1030		49152 MB/sec
	Difference: 37248 (76%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GT 1030 should be a small bit (approximately 10%) more effective at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce 8800 GTX. (explain)

GeForce GT 1030		40480 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8800 GTX		36800 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 3680 (10%)

Pixel Rate

If running with a high resolution is important to you, then the GeForce GT 1030 is a better choice, and very much so. (explain)

GeForce GT 1030		20240 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8800 GTX		13800 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 6440 (47%)

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: Bandwidth is the max amount of data (measured in megabytes per second) that can be moved over the external memory interface within a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR type RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the bandwidth is, 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 number of texture map elements (texels) that can be applied per second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the video card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied per second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the graphics card can 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 colour ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.