GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3 vs GeForce RTX 2060 Super

Intro

Compare that to the GeForce RTX 2060 Super, which features a GPU core clock speed of 1470 MHz, and 8192 MB of GDDR6 memory set to run at 1750 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also is comprised of 2176 SPUs, 136 Texture Address Units, 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
GeForce RTX 2060 Super		175 Watts
	Difference: 128 Watts (272%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the GeForce RTX 2060 Super should be 1948% faster than the GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3 overall, due to its higher data rate. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2060 Super		458752 MB/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3		22400 MB/sec
	Difference: 436352 (1948%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 2060 Super should be much (about 2214%) better at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2060 Super		199920 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3		8640 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 191280 (2214%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce RTX 2060 Super is a lot (about 2078%) faster with regards to full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3, and will be able to handle higher screen resolutions better. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2060 Super		94080 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3		4320 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 89760 (2078%)

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 data (counted in MB per second) that can be moved across the external memory interface in one second. It's calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the graphics card could possibly record to its local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the amount of 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 output rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.