GeForce GTX 580 3GB vs GeForce RTX 3060

Intro

Compare that to the GeForce RTX 3060, which features a clock speed of 1320 MHz and a GDDR6 memory speed of 1875 MHz. It also makes use of a 192-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 8 nm design. It is comprised of 3584 SPUs, 112 Texture Address Units, and 48 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce RTX 3060		170 Watts
GeForce GTX 580 3GB		244 Watts
	Difference: 74 Watts (44%)

Memory Bandwidth

As far as performance goes, the GeForce RTX 3060 should theoretically be much superior to the GeForce GTX 580 3GB in general. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3060		368640 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 580 3GB		192384 MB/sec
	Difference: 176256 (92%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3060 is much (approximately 199%) more effective at AF than the GeForce GTX 580 3GB. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3060		147840 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 580 3GB		49408 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 98432 (199%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3060 will be much (more or less 71%) better at full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 580 3GB, and will be able to handle higher screen resolutions without slowing down too much. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3060		63360 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 580 3GB		37056 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 26304 (71%)

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 information (in units of megabytes per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface within a second. It is calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR type RAM, 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 are processed in one second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core 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 in one second.

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