GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2 vs GeForce RTX 2070 Super

Intro

Compare all that to the GeForce RTX 2070 Super, which makes use of a 12 nm design. nVidia has set the core frequency at 1605 MHz. The GDDR6 memory works at a frequency of 1750 MHz on this particular model. It features 2560 SPUs as well as 160 Texture Address Units and 64 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2		47 Watts
GeForce RTX 2070 Super		215 Watts
	Difference: 168 Watts (357%)

Memory Bandwidth

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

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

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super should be much (about 2872%) better at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2070 Super		256800 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2		8640 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 248160 (2872%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super should be a lot (approximately 2278%) faster with regards to FSAA than the GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2, and able to handle higher resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2070 Super		102720 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2		4320 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 98400 (2278%)

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 transported past the external memory interface within a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR type RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the memory bandwidth, 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 amount of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed in one second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the graphics card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels 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 Raster Operations Pipelines by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel output rate also depends on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.