GeForce 8800 GTX vs GeForce GTX 1060 3GB

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, which has GPU core speed of 1506 MHz, and 3072 MB of GDDR5 memory running at 2000 MHz through a 192-bit bus. It also is comprised of 1152 SPUs, 72 TAUs, and 48 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		120 Watts
GeForce 8800 GTX		155 Watts
	Difference: 35 Watts (29%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce GTX 1060 3GB should theoretically perform much faster than the GeForce 8800 GTX in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		196608 MB/sec
GeForce 8800 GTX		86400 MB/sec
	Difference: 110208 (128%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 3GB should be a lot (more or less 195%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce 8800 GTX. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		108432 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8800 GTX		36800 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 71632 (195%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is quite a bit (approximately 424%) more effective at FSAA than the GeForce 8800 GTX, and also capable of handling higher resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		72288 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8800 GTX		13800 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 58488 (424%)

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 maximum amount of information (measured in megabytes per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface in a second. It's worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR type memory, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels that the graphics chip can possibly write to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the number of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel rate is also dependant 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.