GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3 vs GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER, which has GPU core speed of 1650 MHz, and 8192 MB of GDDR6 RAM running at 1937 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also is comprised of 3072 SPUs, 192 TAUs, and 64 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3		47 Watts
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER		250 Watts
	Difference: 203 Watts (432%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER should in theory be a lot faster than the GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3 overall. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER		507904 MB/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3		22400 MB/sec
	Difference: 485504 (2167%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER should be much (about 3567%) more effective at AF than the GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER		316800 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3		8640 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 308160 (3567%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER is much (approximately 2344%) faster with regards to anti-aliasing than the GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3, and capable of handling higher screen resolutions better. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER		105600 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3		4320 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 101280 (2344%)

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 (measured in megabytes per second) that can be moved over the external memory interface in a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that are 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 the texel rate, the better the 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 most pixels the video card can possibly record to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the number of Render Output Units by the clock speed of the card. 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 quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the max fill rate.