GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3 vs GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, which has GPU core speed of 1260 MHz, and 12288 MB of GDDR6X RAM set to run at 1188 MHz through a 384-bit bus. It also features 8960 Stream Processors, 280 Texture Address Units, and 112 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3		47 Watts
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB		350 Watts
	Difference: 303 Watts (645%)

Memory Bandwidth

Performance-wise, the GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB should theoretically be much better than the GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3 overall. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB		934298 MB/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3		22400 MB/sec
	Difference: 911898 (4071%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB will be a lot (approximately 3983%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB		352800 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3		8640 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 344160 (3983%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB should be quite a bit (about 3167%) more effective at full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3, and should be able to handle higher screen resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB		141120 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 1GB GDDR3		4320 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 136800 (3167%)

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 maximum amount of data (in units of MB per second) that can be moved past the external memory interface in one second. It is worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR type memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed per second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed 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 figure is worked out by multiplying the amount of Render Output Units by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the max fill rate.