GeForce 8800 GT 512MB vs GeForce GTX Titan X

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce GTX Titan X, which comes with a clock speed of 1000 MHz and a GDDR5 memory frequency of 1750 MHz. It also features a 384-bit bus, and makes use of a 28 nm design. It features 3072 SPUs, 192 TAUs, and 96 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 8800 GT 512MB		105 Watts
GeForce GTX Titan X		250 Watts
	Difference: 145 Watts (138%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce GTX Titan X should theoretically be a lot faster than the GeForce 8800 GT 512MB in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX Titan X		336000 MB/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 512MB		57600 MB/sec
	Difference: 278400 (483%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX Titan X is much (approximately 471%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce 8800 GT 512MB. (explain)

GeForce GTX Titan X		192000 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 512MB		33600 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 158400 (471%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX Titan X should be a lot (about 900%) faster with regards to anti-aliasing than the GeForce 8800 GT 512MB, and should be able to handle higher screen resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

GeForce GTX Titan X		96000 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 512MB		9600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 86400 (900%)

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 max amount of information (measured in MB per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface in a second. It is calculated by multiplying the interface width by its memory speed. If the card has DDR type RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels that the graphics card could possibly write to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the number of ROPs by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel rate also depends on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.