GeForce 8800 GTS (G92) vs GeForce GT 1030

Intro

Compare all that to the GeForce GT 1030, which comes with a GPU core clock speed of 1265 MHz, and 2048 MB of GDDR5 memory running at 1502 MHz through a 64-bit bus. It also features 384 Stream Processors, 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 GTS (G92)		135 Watts
	Difference: 105 Watts (350%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce 8800 GTS (G92) should theoretically perform a lot faster than the GeForce GT 1030 overall. (explain)

GeForce 8800 GTS (G92)		62080 MB/sec
GeForce GT 1030		49152 MB/sec
	Difference: 12928 (26%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce 8800 GTS (G92) should be a small bit (approximately 3%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the GeForce GT 1030. (explain)

GeForce 8800 GTS (G92)		41600 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GT 1030		40480 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 1120 (3%)

Pixel Rate

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

GeForce GT 1030		20240 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8800 GTS (G92)		10400 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 9840 (95%)

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 data (counted in megabytes per second) that can be moved past the external memory interface in a second. It is 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 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that are applied in one second. This is worked out by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the graphics card could possibly record to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the amount of Render Output Units 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 output rate is also dependant on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.