GeForce GTX 1060 3GB vs GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, which has a clock frequency of 1260 MHz and a GDDR6X memory speed of 1188 MHz. It also features a 384-bit bus, and makes use of a 8 nm design. It is comprised of 8960 SPUs, 280 TAUs, and 112 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		120 Watts
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB		350 Watts
	Difference: 230 Watts (192%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB is 375% faster than the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB in general, because of its higher bandwidth. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB		934298 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		196608 MB/sec
	Difference: 737690 (375%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB should be a lot (more or less 225%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB		352800 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		108432 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 244368 (225%)

Pixel Rate

If running with high levels of AA is important to you, then the GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB is superior to the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, and very much so. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB		141120 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		72288 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 68832 (95%)

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 (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transferred over the external memory interface in one second. It is worked out by multiplying the bus width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the video card can possibly record to its 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 the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate also depends on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the max fill rate.