GeForce 8800 GT 512MB vs GeForce GTX 1060

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 1060, which uses a 16 nm design. nVidia has set the core frequency at 1506 MHz. The GDDR5 RAM works at a frequency of 2000 MHz on this specific model. It features 1280 SPUs as well as 80 Texture Address Units and 48 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 8800 GT 512MB		105 Watts
GeForce GTX 1060		120 Watts
	Difference: 15 Watts (14%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 1060 should be a lot faster than the GeForce 8800 GT 512MB overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		196608 MB/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 512MB		57600 MB/sec
	Difference: 139008 (241%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 should be quite a bit (approximately 259%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the GeForce 8800 GT 512MB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		120480 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 512MB		33600 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 86880 (259%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 will be a lot (about 653%) more effective at full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce 8800 GT 512MB, and able to handle higher screen resolutions better. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060		72288 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 512MB		9600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 62688 (653%)

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.

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Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the largest amount of information (measured in megabytes per second) that can be moved over the external memory interface in one second. The number is calculated by multiplying the interface width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR memory, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better 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 texture map elements (texels) that can be applied in one second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the 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 maximum number of pixels that the graphics chip can possibly write to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the number of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel fill rate also depends on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.