GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3 vs GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER, which uses a 12 nm design. nVidia has set the core speed at 1650 MHz. The GDDR6 RAM works at a speed of 1937 MHz on this specific model. It features 3072 SPUs as well as 192 TAUs and 64 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3		47 Watts
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER		250 Watts
	Difference: 203 Watts (432%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER should perform a lot faster than the GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3 in general. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER		507904 MB/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3		22400 MB/sec
	Difference: 485504 (2167%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER is much (approximately 3567%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER		316800 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3		8640 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 308160 (3567%)

Pixel Rate

If running with a high resolution is important to you, then the GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER is the winner, and very much so. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER		105600 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3		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: Bandwidth is the max amount of information (counted in MB per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface within a second. The number is calculated by multiplying the card's bus width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR type memory, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the card's memory bandwidth, 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 processed in one second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the 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 number of pixels the video card could possibly write to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the the card's 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 lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.