GeForce GTX 460 2GB vs GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

Intro

Compare all of that to the GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, which features core clock speeds of 1260 MHz on the GPU, and 1188 MHz on the 12288 MB of GDDR6X RAM. It features 8960 SPUs along with 280 Texture Address Units and 112 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 460 2GB		160 Watts
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB		350 Watts
	Difference: 190 Watts (119%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB is 711% quicker than the GeForce GTX 460 2GB in general, due to its greater bandwidth. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB		934298 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 460 2GB		115200 MB/sec
	Difference: 819098 (711%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB should be quite a bit (approximately 833%) better at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce GTX 460 2GB. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB		352800 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 460 2GB		37800 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 315000 (833%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB should be much (about 553%) better at FSAA than the GeForce GTX 460 2GB, and also capable of handling higher resolutions without slowing down too much. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB		141120 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 460 2GB		21600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 119520 (553%)

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 largest amount of data (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface in a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the graphics card can possibly record 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 output 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.