GeForce GTX 460 (OEM) vs GeForce RTX 3080

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce RTX 3080, which comes with a core clock speed of 1440 MHz and a GDDR6X memory speed of 1188 MHz. It also uses a 320-bit bus, and makes use of a 8 nm design. It is comprised of 8704 SPUs, 272 TAUs, and 96 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 460 (OEM)		150 Watts
GeForce RTX 3080		320 Watts
	Difference: 170 Watts (113%)

Memory Bandwidth

As far as performance goes, the GeForce RTX 3080 should theoretically be a lot superior to the GeForce GTX 460 (OEM) in general. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3080		778547 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 460 (OEM)		108800 MB/sec
	Difference: 669747 (616%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3080 will be a lot (approximately 976%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce GTX 460 (OEM). (explain)

GeForce RTX 3080		391680 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 460 (OEM)		36400 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 355280 (976%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3080 should be quite a bit (more or less 565%) better at AA than the GeForce GTX 460 (OEM), and will be capable of handling higher resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3080		138240 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 460 (OEM)		20800 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 117440 (565%)

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 moved past the external memory interface in a second. The number is calculated by multiplying the 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 4 instead. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels that the graphics chip could possibly write to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the clock 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 output rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the max fill rate.