GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, which has a core clock speed of 1410 MHz and a GDDR6 memory speed of 1750 MHz. It also makes use of a 256-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 8 nm design. It is made up of 4864 SPUs, 152 TAUs, and 80 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3		47 Watts
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti		200 Watts
	Difference: 153 Watts (326%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3 should be a bit faster than the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti in general. (explain)

GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3		22400 MB/sec
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti		(Unknown) MB/sec
	Difference: 22400 (-100%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti will be much (more or less 2381%) more effective at AF than the GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti		214320 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3		8640 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 205680 (2381%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is quite a bit (more or less 2511%) better at anti-aliasing than the GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3, and should be capable of handling higher resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti		112800 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3		4320 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 108480 (2511%)

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 maximum amount of information (in units of MB per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface in one second. It is worked out by multiplying the bus width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that can be processed in one second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the graphics card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels that the graphics card could possibly record to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the number of Render Output Units by the the card's clock speed. 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 also depends on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.