GeForce GT 210 vs GeForce RTX 3080

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce RTX 3080, which features a GPU core clock speed of 1440 MHz, and 10240 MB of GDDR6X memory set to run at 1188 MHz through a 320-bit bus. It also is comprised of 8704 Stream Processors, 272 Texture Address Units, and 96 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GT 210		31 Watts
GeForce RTX 3080		320 Watts
	Difference: 289 Watts (932%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce RTX 3080 should in theory perform quite a bit faster than the GeForce GT 210 overall. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3080		778547 MB/sec
GeForce GT 210		12800 MB/sec
	Difference: 765747 (5982%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3080 is a lot (approximately 8212%) more effective at AF than the GeForce GT 210. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3080		391680 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GT 210		4712 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 386968 (8212%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3080 is quite a bit (approximately 5768%) faster with regards to full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce GT 210, and able to handle higher resolutions better. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3080		138240 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GT 210		2356 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 135884 (5768%)

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 (measured in MB per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface in one second. It's worked out by multiplying the interface width by the speed of its memory. If the card has DDR type memory, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels that the graphics chip could possibly write to its 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 speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the max fill rate.