GeForce 8600 GT 256MB DDR2 vs GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER, which features a clock frequency of 1650 MHz and a GDDR6 memory frequency of 1937 MHz. It also uses a 256-bit bus, and makes use of a 12 nm design. It features 3072 SPUs, 192 TAUs, and 64 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 8600 GT 256MB DDR2		47 Watts
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER		250 Watts
	Difference: 203 Watts (432%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER is 3868% faster than the GeForce 8600 GT 256MB DDR2 in general, due to its greater data rate. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER		507904 MB/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 256MB DDR2		12800 MB/sec
	Difference: 495104 (3868%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER is a lot (about 3567%) more effective at AF than the GeForce 8600 GT 256MB DDR2. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER		316800 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 256MB DDR2		8640 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 308160 (3567%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER will be much (more or less 2344%) better at FSAA than the GeForce 8600 GT 256MB DDR2, and able to handle higher resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER		105600 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 256MB DDR2		4320 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 101280 (2344%)

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 information (measured in MB per second) that can be transferred over the external memory interface in one second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory clock speed. If it uses DDR RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the graphics card could possibly write to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the number of ROPs by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.