GeForce 8600 GS (OEM) vs GeForce GTX 560 Ti

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce GTX 560 Ti, which comes with a core clock frequency of 822 MHz and a GDDR5 memory speed of 1002 MHz. It also makes use of a 256-bit memory bus, and uses a 40 nm design. It is comprised of 384 SPUs, 64 Texture Address Units, and 32 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 8600 GS (OEM)		47 Watts
GeForce GTX 560 Ti		170 Watts
	Difference: 123 Watts (262%)

Memory Bandwidth

As far as performance goes, the GeForce GTX 560 Ti should in theory be quite a bit superior to the GeForce 8600 GS (OEM) overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 560 Ti		128256 MB/sec
GeForce 8600 GS (OEM)		12800 MB/sec
	Difference: 115456 (902%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 560 Ti is quite a bit (more or less 509%) better at AF than the GeForce 8600 GS (OEM). (explain)

GeForce GTX 560 Ti		52608 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8600 GS (OEM)		8640 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 43968 (509%)

Pixel Rate

If running with high levels of AA is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 560 Ti is a better choice, by far. (explain)

GeForce GTX 560 Ti		26304 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8600 GS (OEM)		4320 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 21984 (509%)

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 (measured in megabytes per second) that can be transferred over the external memory interface in one second. The number is calculated by multiplying the interface width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed in one second. This is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the video card will be at handling 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 in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the number of ROPs by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate also depends on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the max fill rate.