GeForce GTX 560 vs GeForce RTX 3060

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce RTX 3060, which comes with GPU clock speed of 1320 MHz, and (Unknown) MB of GDDR6 RAM running at 1875 MHz through a 192-bit bus. It also is comprised of 3584 Stream Processors, 112 TAUs, and 48 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 560		150 Watts
GeForce RTX 3060		170 Watts
	Difference: 20 Watts (13%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce RTX 3060 should perform a lot faster than the GeForce GTX 560 in general. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3060		368640 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 560		128128 MB/sec
	Difference: 240512 (188%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3060 is a lot (more or less 226%) more effective at AF than the GeForce GTX 560. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3060		147840 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 560		45360 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 102480 (226%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3060 will be a lot (approximately 144%) better at full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 560, and will be capable of handling higher resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3060		63360 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 560		25920 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 37440 (144%)

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 (counted in megabytes per second) that can be moved across the external memory interface within a second. It is calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR type memory, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and high 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 this number, the better the card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the video card can possibly write to its local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the number of Raster Operations Pipelines by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.