GeForce GTX 1060 3GB vs GeForce RTX 2070 Super

Intro

Compare all of that to the GeForce RTX 2070 Super, which has a GPU core clock speed of 1605 MHz, and 8192 MB of GDDR6 RAM running at 1750 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also features 2560 SPUs, 160 TAUs, and 64 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		120 Watts
GeForce RTX 2070 Super		215 Watts
	Difference: 95 Watts (79%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super should theoretically perform much faster than the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB overall. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2070 Super		458752 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		196608 MB/sec
	Difference: 262144 (133%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super is much (more or less 137%) more effective at texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2070 Super		256800 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		108432 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 148368 (137%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super will be quite a bit (about 42%) more effective at full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, and will be capable of handling higher resolutions better. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2070 Super		102720 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		72288 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 30432 (42%)

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 data (in units of MB per second) that can be moved past the external memory interface in one second. The number is calculated by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory clock speed. If it uses DDR type memory, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the memory bandwidth, 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 amount of texture map elements (texels) that can be applied in one second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the graphics card will be at 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 could possibly record to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the number of colour ROPs by the clock 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 output rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.