GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2 vs GeForce RTX 2060 Super

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce RTX 2060 Super, which has GPU clock speed of 1470 MHz, and 8192 MB of GDDR6 RAM running at 1750 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also is comprised of 2176 Stream Processors, 136 Texture Address Units, and 64 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2		47 Watts
GeForce RTX 2060 Super		175 Watts
	Difference: 128 Watts (272%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically, the GeForce RTX 2060 Super should be quite a bit faster than the GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2 in general. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2060 Super		458752 MB/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2		12800 MB/sec
	Difference: 445952 (3484%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 2060 Super should be much (more or less 2214%) better at AF than the GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2060 Super		199920 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2		8640 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 191280 (2214%)

Pixel Rate

If using lots of anti-aliasing is important to you, then the GeForce RTX 2060 Super is the winner, by far. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2060 Super		94080 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2		4320 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 89760 (2078%)

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 max amount of data (in units of MB per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface within a second. It's calculated by multiplying the card's bus width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR type memory, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the bandwidth is, the faster 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 texture map elements (texels) that are processed in one second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the video 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 most pixels the video card can possibly record to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the number of colour ROPs 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 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 reach the max fill rate.