GeForce 8800 GT 256MB vs GeForce RTX 2070

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce RTX 2070, which comes with core speeds of 1410 MHz on the GPU, and 1750 MHz on the 8192 MB of GDDR6 memory. It features 2304 SPUs along with 144 TAUs and 64 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 8800 GT 256MB		105 Watts
GeForce RTX 2070		175 Watts
	Difference: 70 Watts (67%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce RTX 2070 will be 924% quicker than the GeForce 8800 GT 256MB overall, because of its greater data rate. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2070		458752 MB/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 256MB		44800 MB/sec
	Difference: 413952 (924%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 2070 will be a lot (approximately 504%) more effective at texture filtering than the GeForce 8800 GT 256MB. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2070		203040 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 256MB		33600 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 169440 (504%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce RTX 2070 will be quite a bit (about 840%) faster with regards to AA than the GeForce 8800 GT 256MB, and also able to handle higher screen resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2070		90240 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 256MB		9600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 80640 (840%)

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 maximum amount of data (in units of MB per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface in one second. It is calculated by multiplying the bus width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR memory, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that can be applied in one second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The better 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 amount of pixels the video card can possibly record to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the number of colour ROPs by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also 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 of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.