GeForce 8300 GS (OEM) vs GeForce GT 1030

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GT 1030, which features GPU core speed of 1265 MHz, and 2048 MB of GDDR5 memory set to run at 1502 MHz through a 64-bit bus. It also is made up of 384 Stream Processors, 32 TAUs, and 16 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GT 1030		30 Watts
GeForce 8300 GS (OEM)		40 Watts
	Difference: 10 Watts (33%)

Memory Bandwidth

Performance-wise, the GeForce GT 1030 should theoretically be quite a bit better than the GeForce 8300 GS (OEM) in general. (explain)

GeForce GT 1030		49152 MB/sec
GeForce 8300 GS (OEM)		6400 MB/sec
	Difference: 42752 (668%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GT 1030 is much (more or less 2149%) more effective at texture filtering than the GeForce 8300 GS (OEM). (explain)

GeForce GT 1030		40480 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8300 GS (OEM)		1800 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 38680 (2149%)

Pixel Rate

If running with a high screen 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 8300 GS (OEM)		900 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 19340 (2149%)

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 MB per second) that can be moved across the external memory interface in one second. It is calculated by multiplying the bus width by the speed of its memory. If it uses DDR type memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the bandwidth is, 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 processed in one second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total amount 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 processed per second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels that the graphics card can possibly write to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the number of Raster Operations Pipelines by the clock 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 lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.