GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2 vs GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, which has a core clock speed of 1575 MHz and a GDDR6X memory speed of 1188 MHz. It also makes use of a 256-bit bus, and uses a 8 nm design. It features 6144 SPUs, 192 TAUs, and 96 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2		47 Watts
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti		290 Watts
	Difference: 243 Watts (517%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, in theory, should perform much faster than the GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2 in general. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti		622899 MB/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2		12800 MB/sec
	Difference: 610099 (4766%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is a lot (about 3400%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti		302400 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2		8640 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 293760 (3400%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3070 Ti will be much (approximately 3400%) faster with regards to AA than the GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2, and will be able to handle higher resolutions more effectively. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti		151200 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2		4320 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 146880 (3400%)

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 largest amount of information (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface in one second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR type RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the memory bandwidth, the faster 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 amount of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed per second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The better 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 number of pixels the graphics card could possibly write to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the amount of Render Output Units 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 is also dependant on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.