GeForce 8800 GT 512MB vs GeForce GTX 1070

Intro

Compare that to the GeForce GTX 1070, which makes use of a 16 nm design. nVidia has set the core frequency at 1506 MHz. The GDDR5 memory works at a speed of 2000 MHz on this model. It features 1920 SPUs along with 120 TAUs and 64 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 8800 GT 512MB		105 Watts
GeForce GTX 1070		150 Watts
	Difference: 45 Watts (43%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce GTX 1070 should in theory perform much faster than the GeForce 8800 GT 512MB overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1070		262144 MB/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 512MB		57600 MB/sec
	Difference: 204544 (355%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1070 is much (more or less 438%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce 8800 GT 512MB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1070		180720 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 512MB		33600 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 147120 (438%)

Pixel Rate

If using high levels of AA is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 1070 is a better choice, and very much so. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1070		96384 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 512MB		9600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 86784 (904%)

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 max amount of data (measured in MB per second) that can be transferred over the external memory interface within a second. The number is calculated by multiplying the interface width by its memory clock speed. If it uses DDR type RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the 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 can be applied in one second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the video card can possibly write to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the amount of ROPs by the the core clock speed. 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 is also dependant on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.