GeForce 8600 GT 1GB DDR2 vs GeForce RTX 2070

Intro

Compare that to the GeForce RTX 2070, which comes with a core clock frequency of 1410 MHz and a GDDR6 memory speed of 1750 MHz. It also makes use of a 256-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 12 nm design. It features 2304 SPUs, 144 Texture Address Units, and 64 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 8600 GT 1GB DDR2		47 Watts
GeForce RTX 2070		175 Watts
	Difference: 128 Watts (272%)

Memory Bandwidth

Performance-wise, the GeForce RTX 2070 should theoretically be quite a bit superior to the GeForce 8600 GT 1GB DDR2 in general. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2070		458752 MB/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 1GB DDR2		12800 MB/sec
	Difference: 445952 (3484%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 2070 will be quite a bit (about 2250%) more effective at AF than the GeForce 8600 GT 1GB DDR2. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2070		203040 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 1GB DDR2		8640 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 194400 (2250%)

Pixel Rate

If using high levels of AA is important to you, then the GeForce RTX 2070 is superior to the GeForce 8600 GT 1GB DDR2, by far. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2070		90240 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 1GB DDR2		4320 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 85920 (1989%)

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 maximum amount of data (counted in MB per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface within a second. It's worked out by multiplying the bus width by the speed of its memory. If the card has DDR type memory, it must 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 anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that are applied per second. This number is calculated 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 handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied per second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels that the graphics card can possibly record to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the amount of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.