GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3 vs Radeon VII

Intro

Compare that to the Radeon VII, which features a core clock frequency of 1400 MHz and a HBM2 memory speed of 1000 MHz. It also uses a 4096-bit memory bus, and uses a 7 nm design. It features 3840 SPUs, 240 TAUs, and 64 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3		47 Watts
Radeon VII		295 Watts
	Difference: 248 Watts (528%)

Memory Bandwidth

Performance-wise, the Radeon VII should in theory be quite a bit better than the GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3 overall. (explain)

Radeon VII		1048576 MB/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3		22400 MB/sec
	Difference: 1026176 (4581%)

Texel Rate

The Radeon VII is much (about 3789%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3. (explain)

Radeon VII		336000 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3		8640 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 327360 (3789%)

Pixel Rate

The Radeon VII should be much (about 1974%) more effective at anti-aliasing than the GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3, and also capable of handling higher resolutions without slowing down too much. (explain)

Radeon VII		89600 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3		4320 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 85280 (1974%)

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 max amount of data (counted in MB per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface in one second. It is calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory clock speed. If it uses DDR type memory, it 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 number of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed per second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the video card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the graphics card could possibly record to its local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel rate also depends on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.