GeForce GTX 780 Ti vs GeForce RTX 3060

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce RTX 3060, which features GPU core speed of 1320 MHz, and (Unknown) MB of GDDR6 memory set to run at 1875 MHz through a 192-bit bus. It also features 3584 Stream Processors, 112 TAUs, and 48 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce RTX 3060		170 Watts
GeForce GTX 780 Ti		250 Watts
	Difference: 80 Watts (47%)

Memory Bandwidth

Performance-wise, the GeForce RTX 3060 should theoretically be a small bit better than the GeForce GTX 780 Ti in general. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3060		368640 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 780 Ti		336000 MB/sec
	Difference: 32640 (10%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 780 Ti is much (approximately 42%) more effective at texture filtering than the GeForce RTX 3060. (explain)

GeForce GTX 780 Ti		210000 Mtexels/sec
GeForce RTX 3060		147840 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 62160 (42%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3060 should be quite a bit (more or less 51%) more effective at AA than the GeForce GTX 780 Ti, and will be able to handle higher screen resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3060		63360 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 780 Ti		42000 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 21360 (51%)

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 largest amount of data (counted in MB per second) that can be moved past the external memory interface in a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the bandwidth is, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that can be processed in one second. This is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units of the card by the core clock 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 in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the video card can possibly record to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the amount of ROPs by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel fill rate also depends on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.