GeForce 8800 GTS (G80) 320MB vs GeForce GT 1030

Intro

Compare that to the GeForce GT 1030, which has a core clock frequency of 1265 MHz and a GDDR5 memory frequency of 1502 MHz. It also makes use of a 64-bit bus, and makes use of a 16 nm design. It is made up of 384 SPUs, 32 TAUs, and 16 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GT 1030		30 Watts
GeForce 8800 GTS (G80) 320MB		143 Watts
	Difference: 113 Watts (377%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce 8800 GTS (G80) 320MB should theoretically perform much faster than the GeForce GT 1030 overall. (explain)

GeForce 8800 GTS (G80) 320MB		63360 MB/sec
GeForce GT 1030		49152 MB/sec
	Difference: 14208 (29%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GT 1030 will be quite a bit (approximately 64%) better at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce 8800 GTS (G80) 320MB. (explain)

GeForce GT 1030		40480 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8800 GTS (G80) 320MB		24624 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 15856 (64%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GT 1030 is quite a bit (about 97%) faster with regards to AA than the GeForce 8800 GTS (G80) 320MB, and will be capable of handling higher resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce GT 1030		20240 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8800 GTS (G80) 320MB		10260 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 9980 (97%)

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 largest amount of information (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transported across the external memory interface within a second. It is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR type RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If 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 texture map elements (texels) that can be processed in one second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the video 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 amount of pixels the video card can possibly write to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the number of Render Output Units by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel rate also depends on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.