GeForce GTX 950M vs GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

Intro

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

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 950M		55 Watts
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB		350 Watts
	Difference: 295 Watts (536%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB should theoretically be much faster than the GeForce GTX 950M overall. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB		934298 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 950M		32000 MB/sec
	Difference: 902298 (2820%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB is much (approximately 865%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 950M. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB		352800 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 950M		36560 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 316240 (865%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB should be much (about 865%) more effective at anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 950M, and should be capable of handling higher screen resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB		141120 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 950M		14624 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 126496 (865%)

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 data (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface within a second. It is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

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

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