GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Intro

Compare all of that to the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, which features core speeds of 1410 MHz on the GPU, and 1750 MHz on the 8192 MB of GDDR6 memory. It features 4864 SPUs as well as 152 TAUs and 80 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2		47 Watts
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti		200 Watts
	Difference: 153 Watts (326%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2 should be -100% faster than the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti overall, due to its greater bandwidth. (explain)

GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2		12800 MB/sec
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti		(Unknown) MB/sec
	Difference: 12800 (-100%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is a lot (approximately 2381%) more effective at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti		214320 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2		8640 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 205680 (2381%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is quite a bit (more or less 2511%) more effective at AA than the GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2, and also will be capable of handling higher screen resolutions more effectively. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti		112800 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2		4320 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 108480 (2511%)

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 (counted in megabytes per second) that can be moved across the external memory interface within 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 higher the card's 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 number of texture map elements (texels) that can be applied in one second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the video 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 maximum number of pixels that the graphics chip can possibly write to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the number of ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel output rate also depends on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the max fill rate.