GeForce 8800 GT 512MB vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, which has core speeds of 1410 MHz on the GPU, and 1750 MHz on the 8192 MB of GDDR6 RAM. It features 4864 SPUs as well as 152 TAUs and 80 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 8800 GT 512MB		105 Watts
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti		200 Watts
	Difference: 95 Watts (90%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce 8800 GT 512MB should be a small bit faster than the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti overall. (explain)

GeForce 8800 GT 512MB		57600 MB/sec
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti		(Unknown) MB/sec
	Difference: 57600 (-100%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti should be much (more or less 538%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce 8800 GT 512MB. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti		214320 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 512MB		33600 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 180720 (538%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is much (approximately 1075%) better at FSAA than the GeForce 8800 GT 512MB, and also will be able to handle higher screen resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti		112800 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 512MB		9600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 103200 (1075%)

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 data (measured in MB per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface in a second. The number is calculated by multiplying the interface width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR type memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the video card can 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 ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel fill rate also depends on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the max fill rate.