GeForce 8800 GS vs GeForce GT 1030

Intro

Compare all of that to the GeForce GT 1030, which features a core clock frequency of 1265 MHz and a GDDR5 memory frequency of 1502 MHz. It also uses a 64-bit bus, and uses a 16 nm design. It 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 GS		105 Watts
	Difference: 75 Watts (250%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically, the GeForce GT 1030 should be much faster than the GeForce 8800 GS overall. (explain)

GeForce GT 1030		49152 MB/sec
GeForce 8800 GS		38400 MB/sec
	Difference: 10752 (28%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GT 1030 is much (about 53%) better at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce 8800 GS. (explain)

GeForce GT 1030		40480 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8800 GS		26400 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 14080 (53%)

Pixel Rate

If using high levels of AA 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 GS		6600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 13640 (207%)

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 information (in units of MB per second) that can be transferred over the external memory interface in one second. The number is worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR type RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 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 anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and higher screen 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 texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the graphics 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 number of pixels that the graphics chip can possibly record to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the amount of ROPs by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.