GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2 vs GeForce RTX 2070

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce RTX 2070, which makes use of a 12 nm design. nVidia has clocked the core speed at 1410 MHz. The GDDR6 memory works at a frequency of 1750 MHz on this specific model. It features 2304 SPUs as well as 144 TAUs and 64 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2		47 Watts
GeForce RTX 2070		175 Watts
	Difference: 128 Watts (272%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce RTX 2070 should be 3484% quicker than the GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2 overall, due to its higher bandwidth. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2070		458752 MB/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2		12800 MB/sec
	Difference: 445952 (3484%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 2070 should be much (approximately 2250%) better at AF than the GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2070		203040 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 512MB 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 the winner, and very much so. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2070		90240 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 512MB 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: Memory bandwidth is the largest amount of data (measured in MB per second) that can be moved across the external memory interface in one second. The number is worked out by multiplying the interface width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the memory bandwidth, the better 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 in one second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels per second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the video card can possibly write to its local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the amount of Raster Operations Pipelines 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 lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the max fill rate.