GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3 vs Radeon RX 5500 XT

Intro

Compare those specifications to the Radeon RX 5500 XT, which uses a 7 nm design. AMD has clocked the core frequency at 1717 MHz. The GDDR6 RAM runs at a speed of 1750 MHz on this particular model. It features 1408 SPUs as well as 88 TAUs and 32 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3		47 Watts
Radeon RX 5500 XT		130 Watts
	Difference: 83 Watts (177%)

Memory Bandwidth

Performance-wise, the Radeon RX 5500 XT should theoretically be quite a bit superior to the GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3 overall. (explain)

Radeon RX 5500 XT		229376 MB/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3		22400 MB/sec
	Difference: 206976 (924%)

Texel Rate

The Radeon RX 5500 XT should be quite a bit (about 1649%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3. (explain)

Radeon RX 5500 XT		151096 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3		8640 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 142456 (1649%)

Pixel Rate

The Radeon RX 5500 XT will be much (more or less 1172%) more effective at AA than the GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3, and also capable of handling higher resolutions without slowing down too much. (explain)

Radeon RX 5500 XT		54944 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3		4320 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 50624 (1172%)

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 max amount of data (measured in megabytes per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface in a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory clock speed. If it uses DDR type RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels that the graphics card could possibly write to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.